Jill Van Ness, an ESL teacher, honored by LUSD for work with her students
Jill Van Ness, an English-language development teacher at Lodi High, will tell you that she teaches English to high school students. More of this story...
Stolen handgun, used in another crime in Stockton, recovered
ATF offers $10,000 reward in Lodi gun shop shooting
One of three guns stolen during a robbery and shooting at Nick's Gunworks in Lodi has since been used in another crime, and law enforcement officials are offering a $10,000 reward. More of this story...Lodi's planning manager promotes green thinking
One of Lodi's most progressive planning efforts was highlighted in Sacramento on Wednesday at the annual Great Valley Center conference. More of this story...
Tiger on the loose
Tokay's Calderon breaks records in 400 and 800
St. Mary's edged Tokay High in the varsity girls Tri-City Athletic League track and field finals to win the league championship, but the Lady Tigers had several standout performances. More of this story...Opinion
Senior projects hone essential skill of writing
Several years ago, I taught a General Educational Development preparation class at Lincoln Tech Academy, then known as the Lodi Adult School. More of this story...
What To Cut? PE? Lunch? Woodshop?
Budget reductions seem obvious until the sacred cows are targeted
Look. Cutting a school budget should be as easy as pressing "one for English." More of this story...
'Every dollar budgeted to be collected is also being spent ... Lodi is still well short of having adequate savings'
Latest city budget: Public safety spending is up, parks is down
Well the 2008 — 2009 proposed budget for the City of Lodi is hot off the presses and now we begin Budget Month. More of this story...
My son is living proof: Working with the hands can enrich the mind
I am really disturbed about the idea of eliminating woodshop and other technical classes in high schools, to say nothing of art and music classes. More of this story...
Lodi's Officer Rench served with Marines during Iraq invasion
Officer Robert Rench is the only person currently working for our agency who participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom. More of this story...Of a bikini bar and Miley Cyrus
News-Sentinel, Vanity Fair, both draw criticism for lack of sensitivity
What do the News-Sentinel and Vanity Fair magazine have in common? More of this story...
Going, Going, Gone
Drive-in movie theaters, miniature golf parks and roller sating rinks are things of the past. But not too far from Lodi, you can still find some of these forgotten pastimes.
They were once dubbed passion pits and auto havens. It was where families ended up on Saturday nights and where teenagers went to make-out in the backs of their fathers' Chevys. Like miniature golf parks and roller rinks, drive-in movie theaters were once as much an American icon as the hot dog, little league and Marilyn Monroe. More of this story...Obituaries
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Business Briefs
Freund joins RE/MAX Gold's Lodi office
Charlene Freund has joined the Lodi office of RE/MAX Gold on West Kettleman Lane. Freund comes from Prudential California Realty and will focus on residential sales. She has been a Realtor for three years. More of this story...
Saving a landmark
Lodi American Legion members seek help from community to repair building
An icon in Lodi for many generations, the American Legion building has housed fund-raisers, weddings, birthday parties and sometimes funerals. In addition to the Legion members, it is also home to the Lodi Eagles club. More of this story...
Cantata celebrates life of Jesus Christ
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints offers an open invitation for the public to attend the choral Cantata, "Jesus, Once of Humble Birth." More of this story...Special Sections
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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
On a Muslim mosque proposed for Morada:
"I doubt that you would want a megachurch of any kind really close. If you look directly across the freeway at the megachurch you can see the traffic that abounds. Now, Pollardville didn't pan out for the developers, so it's up for sale. I'm OK if they want to go in there. It's 11 acres and is already zoned for it." — shrubeater
"A congregation of 300 is hardly a 'megachurch,' and I suspect a good many Christian churches have all the amenities — library, classrooms, multipurpose rooms — that are apparently planned for this mosque." — JD
"Not the right area, not the right culture atmosphere. Good grief — it's a residential area! Give me a break! At least the Christian church down the street has the decency to opt for open spaces with no homes." — Seriously!
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A growing majority say they won't buy a home anytime soon, the latest sign of increasing pessimism about the nation's housing crisis, a poll showed Monday. In a vivid sketch of how the sputtering real estate market is causing distress throughout the country, the Associated Press-AOL Money & Finance poll found that more than a quarter of homeowners worry their home will lose value over the next two years. Fully one in seven mortgage holders fear they won't be able to make their monthly payments on time over the next six months. See an interactive look at how the mortgage crisis happened.
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