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• Students gather to get tattooed with henna at the University of the Pacific

• Beavers killed in Galt after building dams

• Power turned out to be cheaper, but size of city's rate increase still unclear

• Stockton allergies ranked 9th worse overall in nation

• Lake friends donate money for tree-planting project

• Regional Roundup

November 20th, 2009

• Acampo woman killed

• Salvation Army Kettle Kickoff

• Advocacy groups sue East Bay Municipal Utility District over Pardee expansion

• Regional Roundup

• Galt plans to help residents with energy-efficient projects

• Stable southeast of Lodi approved

• One year after a heart attack, Lodi's Judy Mims thanks rescuers

• National Guard troops return home in time for the holidays

• Real estate market gets on more solid ground

November 19th, 2009

• Lodi Unified School District board votes to cancel summer school for 2010

• Water surges in Mokelumne River yield more salmon

• Lodi City Council will consider redevelopment next June

• Lodi City Council plans to cap number of taco trucks at 22

• Corrections

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• Operation: Christmas

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• Suspect arrested after hiding in fridge

• Galt Joint Union High School Distric hires new superintendent

• Sales tax hike yields dividends: 5 new officers join Galt Police

November 18th, 2009

• Regional Roundup

• Paranormal group conducts second investigation of building

• Congress allocates money for local water projects

• Lodi man finds wife's ashes during police display of stolen property

• Galt City Council rejects study on rent stabilization

• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react

November 17th, 2009

• Clarification

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• Regional Roundup

• Decision on summer school expected at tonight's Lodi Unified School District meeting

• Clements gets free water rescue boat

• Redevelopment to be discussed by Lodi City Council again

• Court reinstates death penalty for killer of Lodi grad

• Paying tribute to a Lodian

November 16th, 2009

• Correction

• Public Meetings

• Regional Roundup

• Three members of Lodi-area family fall ill after eating poisonous mushrooms they reportedly found at Lodi Lake

• Sierra Adventure store to close after four years in Downtown Lodi

• Lodi's First Sip event showcases area wineries' latest vintages

• City Council 'triple-dog dared' to ditch cars, use Lodi buses

November 14th, 2009

• Galt school district narrows superintendent search to one

• Regional Roundup

• A first look at 2009 vintages at Lodi's First Sip wine-tasting event

• Watchful neighbor in Lodi helped bust suspected burglars

• Despite budget cuts, some Lodi Unified School District salaries continue to rise

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November 13th, 2009

• What to expect with new homebuyer tax credit

• Lodi Muslim: Local mosque not involved

• Regional Roundup

• Mayor Larry Hansen points out Lodi's economic progress

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Stockton allergies ranked 9th worse overall in nation

’Tis the season of runny noses, watery eyes and sniffly sinuses.

And if you live here and have allergies, chances are, you’re miserable.

It’s no wonder: The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America put Stockton at No. 9 on its 2005 Top 10 list of the worst places in the country for fall allergies.

The worse-than-average pollen score pushed the city up from its 77th place in last year’s survey.

It is the only city in the top 10 west of the Rocky Mountains. Chicago ranked No. 1.

Three cities in Florida were named among the top 10, including Tampa (No. 3), Daytona (No. 4) and Melbourne (No. 10).

Further down the list of the most challenging places for fall allergy sufferers to live are nearby Modesto and Sacramento at Nos. 24 and 25, respectively. San Francisco appears at No. 68.

The group said cities were selected based on environmental and medical factors, including pollen levels and allergy medication usage in each municipality.

More than 35 million Americans are affected by allergies, costing the U.S. economy more than $7 billion annually, according to the foundation.

Allergies are the fifth leading chronic disease and a major cause of missed workdays each year, said Dr. Derek Johnson, an allergist at Temple University Medical Center in Philadelphia.

Extreme fall allergies should come as no surprise to those that suffer from them.

Area doctors estimate the symptoms actually started last spring — and continue through the summer and into the fall thanks, in part, to this area’s long agricultural harvest season.

Pollen that gets trapped in the San Joaquin Valley collects allergens and is not washed out until the rainy season begins, according to doctors.