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We should never forget their sacrifices & brave deeds
It is a debt we can never repay. Sixty-eight years ago today men and women destined to be heralded as The Greatest Generation stepped up to answer America's wake-up call. When the smoke cleared 2,400 were dead at Pearl Harbor. In military terms, it was a sneak attack. In reality it was the accumulation of decades of denial. Freedom isn't something that comes without a price. Free men are not free simply because they want ...
If there’s repeat of 1997 flood then criminal charges may be in order
Warm winter weather in December sandwiched between Sierra snow fall isn't a good sign.
Pedestrians mere speed bumps in Manteca
Forget grandmother getting run over by a reindeer. In this town, she's more than likely to get mowed down by a moron yakking on the phone in a Dodge mini-van rolling through a stop sign at Fremont Avenue and North Street. No disrespect to people who illegally use hand-held cell phones when they drive. But you need to think twice about whether you are indeed capable of driving and using the cell phone at the ...
What Newsweek & ABC are telling us: Sex definitely sells
I do not watch the American Music Awards. I am not a big fan of Sarah Palin. That said, both ABC and Newsweek should be embarrassed. It was clear according to reports that American Idol's Adam Lambert intended to shove a male dancer's face into his crotch onstage. Associated Press reported that a reporter saw it happen during rehearsal. ABC should have pulled the plug on his performance – period. Instead when Lambert did it ...
Turkeys R Us & Manteca deliver for 12th year
Count your blessings this Thanksgiving that you live in Manteca. Yes Manteca has its share of problems but consider this: For the 12th straight year Manteca residents, businesses and service organizations have stepped up so not one struggling family in Manteca, Ripon, or Lathrop will go without a traditional turkey feast this Thanksgiving. Turkeys R Us raised enough funds – and actual donations of turkeys to cover the needs of 1,300 struggling households. That represents ...
Banning pursuits akin to declaring open season on law-abiding citizens
It's tempting to want to handcuff police in how they protect us especially if our property as innocent third parties is somehow damaged or compromised as the result of a pursuit or a police action.
Get ready for the last days of the State of California
Get ready for the financial equivalent of Armageddon. California has a whopping $181.5 billion in unfunded public employee retiree health and pension benefits. It is a ticking time bomb that has all the potential of eventually making the current state budget blood-letting look like the good old days. Last week when the Public Employee Post Employment Benefits Commission released the first-ever report on the gravity of the unfunded state employee retirement benefits, the response from ...
Delta Commission: Trojan horse threat to San Joaquin
Is there anything worse for your pocketbook and the future of this state than the California Legislature?
Manteca needs to avoid turf wars downtown
You'll find the future of downtown thriving in the shell of a ghost. There was a time not too long ago when the El Rey Theatre was the cultural heart of Manteca. The 900-seat grand dame opened in 1937 offering movies and live entertainment. The house that the Peters family built served as a big regional draw attracting customers from Ripon, Lathrop, and Escalon. You could argue that downtown started slipping about the time modern-day ...
I’m being polite, I apologize ma’am if it offends you
I uttered just two words – "yes ma'am." It was all it took to unleash a relatively polite verbal lashing from a complete stranger for being – surprise, surprise - sexist. I was shopping at the time in a San Francisco store in Union Square last summer when the sales lady - (whoops, should I say sales associate or is that personal navigator as Nordstrom's calls their clerks?) -asked whether I wanted the receipt in ...
A different wind is blowing at City Hall
Out on North Powers Avenue along the stretch that runs from Yosemite Avenue to the fire station, city crews were busy Monday blasting paint off the pavement that separates the bike lane from the travel lane.
Boys & Girls Club’s rich history of helping kids who need it most
Tucked at the bottom of a trinket box that I brought with me when I moved several months ago was a trophy that I assumed was one of the Little League tokens handed out to every player when the season concludes.
Monopoly is so old school: It’s now Mantecaopoly
It was the Great Depression that ironically gave rise to the popularity of Monopoly. With that in mind, perhaps Hasbro could be inspired by the Great Recession to come up with a new game – Mantecaopoly. The rules are a bit different. Instead of icons representing basic things in life such as sewing thimbles, an old car, a top hat, and a ship the game markers are a Plasma TV, Hummer, $2,000 baseball camp designed ...
Cable customers ‘taxed’ by Manteca, satellite users aren’t
Comcast Cable TV customers are getting hit with pass-thru franchise fees that are projected to bring in $500,000 into the City of Manteca's general fund when the fiscal year ends June 30, 2010.
Father Joe & the season of Thanksgiving
The first time I met Father Joe he was spread eagle in front of my mom's home with a Lincoln Police officer standing over him.
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