Monthly Archives: April 2009

This season’s pruno harvest in 140 words

By Site Admin | Published: April 29, 2009 | Comments closed
Is it just me, or do you find this announcement from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation strange? The CDCR has also recently created a “Twitter” account to keep internal staff and external stakeholders informed of CDCR activities. … The CDCR is utilizing this service to post such activities as accomplishments, upcoming events, corrections news stories, etc. [...]
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A train I’d love to board

By Site Admin | Published: April 29, 2009 | Comments closed
Amtrak to San Francisco? Sen. Roy Ashburn, R-Bakersfield is going for it.
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Paragary: Restaurant has three nibbles

By Site Admin | Published: April 29, 2009 | Comments closed
Randy Paragary called.   The owner of Paragary’s downtown restaurant praised the fairness and accuracy of the column about Paragary’s going up for sale. But he lamented TV coverage, which seemed to him as negative as could be.   “We’re doing business as usual,” he said of restaurant operations. “We’re tying to continue to operate and market and promote.”   The restaurant had a really good [...]
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If he’s scared, I’m scared

By Site Admin | Published: April 28, 2009 | Comments closed
“It’s worse than anybody could imagine. Everybody seems to have their head in the sand. They don’t seem to be able to grasp how serious it is. Sooner or later, the money is going to run out.” – Councilman Dale Fritchen, chair of the Budget and Finance Committee. Fritchen feels even the Council has not [...]
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A rival for Tagcook? Perhaps a BFF?

By Site Admin | Published: April 28, 2009 | Comments closed
Reader Mary Ann Poletti writes: Your article about the totem pole aroused my curiosity and brought up a question. …Approximately 30 years ago (Sheriff) Mike Canlis asked me to paint a totem pole that his prisoners had carved. … When I finished painting the totem pole it was taken to the City Hall. I have never heard [...]
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Pearls after swine

By Site Admin | Published: April 28, 2009 | Comments closed
Where others see the swine flu outbreak in Mexico as a health scare, I see a a budget travel opportunity.   Or have you forgotten my penchant for mercenary travel?    “Between the drug cartels and swine flu, we could probably get a pretty cheap ticket,” enthused Joy, my better half. “We could probably get a round-trip ticket for $200 bucks.”      
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A lucky guy’s license

By Site Admin | Published: April 27, 2009 | Comments closed
Greg Delucchi, who won a brand new Mercedes last August for sinking a hole in one, got his license plate. “He is loves the car and actually let’s me drive the car every once in a while…a great while!!” writes his wife, Pat Delucchi. “Everyone at Berberian Motors was great. Can’t say enough about them…except [...]
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Walking to the Asparagus Festival

By Site Admin | Published: April 27, 2009 | Comments closed
I parked my car in Lot R behind The Record, for which I have a parking sticker, and walked five blocks to Weber Point. People were flowing west along Washington Street in cars and on the sidewalks. I became aware of how Stockton looks to outsiders. Mass was getting out at St. Mary’s Church and Latino parishoners thronged the [...]
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Psychology Today puts Huckaby on the couch

By Site Admin | Published: April 27, 2009 | Comments closed
Yes, I have professed fatigue with the Sandra Cantu case. But only at media overkill. Any article that cast light on the “why?” is to be valued. Psychology Today makes the best attempt yet: Any time a defendant such as this has a long-standing history of stormy interpersonal relationships, unstable self-image and mood, labile emotions, impulsivity, recurrent [...]
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‘An amazing thing.’

By Site Admin | Published: April 27, 2009 | Comments closed
The restoration of the San Joaquin River gets closer.
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