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When the April figures on unemployment were released May 4, they were more than disappointing. They were deeply disturbing. ... Read More
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In 1993, a jury convicted Clarence Aaron for his role in two planned cocaine deals. Aaron was a 23-year-old college student. It was his first offense. Unlike his co-defendants, Aaron was not a career drug dealer. He didn’t know enough to plead guilty and testify against others to win a reduced sentence. He perjured himself in court. A federal judge sentenced Aaron to three terms of life without parole for a first-time nonviolent drug offense. ... Read More
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Mike Davis was riding shotgun with me the one and only time I have ever been pulled over for suspicion of drunken driving. ... Read More
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President Barack Obama emerged from his ideological closet last week when he said, “Same-sex couples should be able to get married.” Obama supported same-sex marriage in 1996. He opposed same-sex marriage, however, in 2004 and 2008 and right up until Vice President Joe Biden announced that he is “absolutely comfortable” with same-sex nuptials on “Meet the Press” May 6. Thus, I would categorize the president’s position on same-sex marriage not as having evolved, as he ... ... Read More
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It is a sight I will never forget. ... Read More
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National Public Radio's Kai Ryssdal recently talked about the weak economy. His guests, two reporters from The Washington Post and The New York Times, acknowledged the obvious — that the economy is underperforming. ... Read More
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Voters in Manteca, Ripon, Escalon and Stanislaus County could shake the machine apparatus of both the Democrat and Republican parties to the core in 25 days. ... Read More
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Depending on which poll you believe, Obama is either up by 3, 7 or 9 points, or down by 1, 3 or 5. ... Read More
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First, the corruption. Then, the cover-up. And now, a sham to cover-up the cover-up. ... Read More
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When Joseph “Chaka” Santos raised his right hand, took the oath of office and sat behind the dais as the Mayor of Lathrop, he did so as anything but your run-of-the-mill politician. ... Read More
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It’s time that common sense guided higher education spending in California. ... Read More
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“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country,” President John F. Kennedy famously said in his inaugural address. ... Read More
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