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Monthly Archives: June 2007
Airline horror story #3462
Barbara Smith’s friend Sharon has come to visit from Ft. Wayne Indiana – via Chicago and hellish complications.
Sharon boarded a United flight from Ft. Wayne yesterday at 9:46 a.m. Her itinerary called for her to change planes in Chicago and arrive in Sacramento by 1 p.m. our time.
She boarded. The plane sat on the [...]
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Why pollution board is so lax
An “Ohh” moment: The Geeky Brit reveals there are no scientists or public health experts on the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control Board. Just politicians. That explains a lot.
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No item too corny
Reader Jane Orozco writes, “I am sending you this photo of my Corgie. Her name is Princess. I thought you might get a kick out of this photo.”
“Princess puts on her summer hat for those very hot diggy-dog (sic) days.”
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Port City Roller Girls break 100 points and one nose!
Coach Congeniality of the Port City Roller Girls roller derby team writes:
“Hello Norm N. Vasion #1066: “Been too long, so I thought I’d drop a Port City Roller Girl update.
“PCRG went on a road trip to last Saturday to play the Battle Born Derby Demons in Reno NV. WOW what a great organization, with [...]
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Other ways life is becoming advertising
Reader Tim Nunes writes:
“Your latest column inspired me to comment personally, as I currently work in marketing. One of the product placement trends I find most interesting relates to digital media, a trend you touched on with your You Tube reference.
“Imagine you’re playing a game on one of the next generation consoles, either an [...]
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S.J. cited for its "anchor babies."
A Congressman wants to rewrite immigration law to stop “incentivizing illegal immigration,” pointing to San Joaquin County, where in 2003 ”70 percent of the 2,300 babies born in San Joaquin General Hospital’s maternity ward were anchor babies.”
He has a point. Seventy percent of 2,300 is 1,610. That’s number’s multiplier of illegal, unskilled and poor relatives must be exponential. Which goes [...]
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L.A. is ahead of us on water conservation
That’s the impression I get after talking ot the folks at the Metropolitan Water District, and reading articles such as this one. Expect to see a lot more stories like this in the future.
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Hoopas (!) oppose SJ River Restoration plan
Everybody gets into the act. Now the Hoopa Valley Tribe of Humbodt County has come out with a new objection to the San Joaquin River’s restoration: its $500 million price tag will empty federal coffers supposed to fund restoration of their long-suffering Trinity River.
“We cannot agree to new legislation that will undermine the federal government’s [...]
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Parking-space ads appear at Weberstown
Reader Warren Reichert reports: “Couldn’t believe my eyes this morning in the parking area near Chipotle (Grill)when I went to Weberstown Mall to walk … The white lines between the parking spaces had AD MESSAGES!!! I was flabbergasted. What will the marketers try next?”
Photo by, Jasmine Leek Probably tattooing adds on store clerks, Warren. Mike to Weberstown [...]
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Green power from cow poop