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Thanksgiving and God
Editor, Manteca Bulletin, Thanksgiving is a national holiday to thank God for His blessing on America.  In 1789, President George Washington issued a proclamation to celebrate Thanksgiving to God. Yet, official Thanksgiving observances usually occurred at the state level. The idea of a national Thanksgiving Day can be attributed to Sarah Joseph Hale who promoted the idea to President Abraham Lincoln.  In 1863, President Lincoln set aside the last Thursday of November as a National ...




Downtown should reflect whole community
Editor, Manteca Bulletin, I want to offer a solution to the apparent current topic of opinion - downtown Manteca and how best to address its circumstances.  Mr. Wyatt wrote an opinion on the matter and, my friend Mr. Perry responded, both from different perspectives yet both coming to the same conclusion. I remember the days when downtown was the center of trade in Manteca, the plush velvet seats and 10-cent popcorn of the El Rey ...




In appreciation of cross country & coaches
Editor, Manteca Bulletin, I wanted to let everyone in on the best-kept secret which is cross country. Cross country is a sport that can benefit everyone. I remember a girl that started her freshman year and she almost finished last every race and she never gave up...this year she was determined and she has been a rising star that has had the opportunity to run varsity a couple races as a sophomore. There is no ...




Women shouldn’t get caught in trap of beauty industry
Editor, Manteca Bulletin, Our society worships an unattainable image for women. We look at images of models, actresses, and singers and we think of beauty. In reality, these faces and bodies have been drastically altered until they look nothing like the original person. Most people understand this, but do not know the extent of it. The face that you see in a beauty magazine was only achieved after hours and hours of photoshopping and airbrushing. ...




Congress’ unique statistical record
Editor, Manteca Bulletin, Can you imagine working for a company that has a little more than 500 employees and has the following statistics: •29 have been accused of spousal abuse •7 have been arrested for fraud •19 have been accused of writing bad checks •117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses •3 have done time for assault •71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit •14 have been arrested on ...




Says downtown has spoken with one voice
Editor, Manteca Bulletin, In the first sentence of Dennis Wyatt’s Nov. 5 column “Downtown’s future slogan: ‘Winos, hookers & tweakers’, he says that, “Finally there’s a clear vision for downtown.” Wyatt’s right, there is a clear vision for downtown. After two years and much discussion, the downtown business merchants overwhelmingly voted to -change Maple Avenue back to two-way traffic, and remove the Main Street bulb outs that are obstructing and delaying police, fire and ambulance ...




It’s time to put God first
Editor, Manteca Bulletin, Thanksgiving is coming, or is it? Thanksgiving is not just eating a dinner, as nice as that is, but when other things come before the real meaning of things, then it is bad. It’s not about how much nor how little one has or not. There were some kids who said thank you for the candy they got from us (on Halloween). Maybe there is some hope, I hope so. I have ...




Unborn baby is living person
Editor, Manteca Bulletin, The picture of an unborn baby on your editorial page of Nov. 4, is very poignant. It reminds us that an unborn baby is a living person. No, the government does not have the right to force taxpayers to pay for abortions. Even if an abortion is performed within the first three or four weeks after conception, the embryo had formed a backbone, a spinal column and a complex nervous system. Simple ...




Take America back from the socialists
Editor, Manteca Bulletin, Congressional passage of government health care is a disgrace of the will of the American people.  I will never agree to anything that jeopardizes my children’s future or their well-being. Obama and company can take their treasonous and traitorous one world government agenda and stick it where the sun doesn’t shine. I don’t want my nation reduced to Third World status to meet Kenya’s standard of living just because Obama believes that ...




Appreciate help with SHS dinner
Editor, Manteca Bulletin, This is an open letter of gratitude to ALL of those who helped make the Sierra High School Athletic Boosters Dinner Dance on Oct. 24 a HUGE success! As most of you can imagine, it takes many hours, many people and the vast generosity of our community to make such an event a successful endeavor.  We would especially like to thank our small local businesses and various individuals.  Your generosity is overwhelming, ...




Kudos to Congress on health care
Editor, Manteca Bulletin I would like to publicly thank the House of Representatives, especially my Congressman Jerry McNerney for having the courage, insight, and wisdom to pass H.R. 3962, the first health care reform bill in America. My wife is a Republican and I am a Democrat and we both heartily support these efforts to bring about comprehensive reform to our nation’s health care system.  We understand that, at the outset, everything is not going ...







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