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• Area levees filling fast

• Lodi rainfall levels up, but area not affected by flooding — yet

• Teens' deaths underscore perils of Highway 88

• Resignation leaves vacant seat on Thornton fire board

• The News-Sentinel's 2005 year in review

• Regional Roundup

• Past year sees loss of prominent community members

• Best of the bunch: Top Grapevine picks of 2005

• Top quotes of 2005

• Help! There's a kitten in the vending machine!

• New Year holiday closures

• City continues leaf removal program

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

• Chase ends in crash

• Operation: Christmas

• Logbook

• 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

• Lodi Budget and Finance Committee to look into ways to save money on employee benefits

• 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

• Despite an increase in homeless students, school districts look to bolster enrollment, raise revenue

• New Galt city manager juggles job, family

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

• First phase of Lockeford park by 2011?

• Lodi veteran recounts close calls in Vietnam

• Burglary suspects are under arrest

The following stories have received the most reader comments during the last 7 days.

• The country's mess is our fault (151)
• Obama is not a moderate (130)
• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react (66)
• Despite budget cuts, some Lodi Unified School District salaries continue to rise (55)
• Lodi City Council plans to cap number of taco trucks at 22 (48)
• The haves should help the have-nots (30)
• Lodi Flames slim playoff chances vanish in setback to Tracy Bulldogs (25)
• Tokay in, traveling to unbeaten No. 3 Grant for football playoffs (25)
• Nightmares about America's future (23)
• Tokay Tigers blow late 27-point lead in loss to Wolf Pack (22)

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Top quotes of 2005

"Stringing him to an Oak tree might be too good for him. He has done a severe injustice to the citizens of Lodi and should be held responsible. I'm hoping, if possible, through a lawsuit that we might prevent him from doing this to other communities."
— Councilman Larry Hansen on the city's decision to sue its former environmental attorney, Michael Donovan, for fraud and negligence.

"I have this mental picture of them up there with their night goggles saying, 'Oh, there's that woman who watches us every evening for 20 minutes and has a couple smokes with her dog nearby.'"
— Kay Duelfer who, like many Lodi residents, watched the two planes that spent countless hours circling over the city after five men were arrested during a terrorism investigation.

"It's important to note that my client is not charged with being involved in terrorist acts. He has been painted with the brush of being a terrorist and he's not even charged with it."
— Defense attorney Johnny Griffin III, on the fact that Umer Hayat was charged only with making a false statement to FBI agents.

"From that day, it devolved into anarchy."
— Lodi Mayor John Beckman, speaking on fallout from the June arrests of two men with alleged terror connections, at a town hall forum at University of the Pacific.

"I pulled them out of school to bring them here. Some things are important."
— Lodi parent Toby Willson on opening day of "Star Wars Episode III, Revenge of the Sith."

"We've done the best with the nightmare we were handed. … It's time to buck up and move on."
— City Attorney Stephen Schwabauer defending the city raising water rates to pay for the groundwater contamination cleanup.

"By 8 p.m., I started getting frantic and calling around. By 10, I felt dead inside."
— Barbara Christian, recalling the night of Jan. 8, 1981, when her daughter, Tokay HIgh student Terri Winchell, disappeared and was later found murdered.

"McNair may be the nicest school out of the chain of all of them, but not if you're scared to send your kids there."
— Morada parent Pat Gotelli on families making the move to the new McNair High School

"The golden girl was as tarnished as they come."
— Anchorwoman Deborah Norville, describing a bout with depression over balancing career and family.

"Bring down the hammers of hell."
— Several folks at City Hall dropped this phrase after it was first used by Vice Mayor Bob Johnson while discussing housing code violations.

"It's pretty obvious in some respects — the geese are smarter than us."
—Tony Goehring, Lodi Parks and Recreation Director, remarking on the failed methods to deter a troublesome gaggle of geese that took up residence at Lodi Lake.

"They start collecting on street corners, they get pushed out in traffic, they just become garbage bins on wheels."
— Lodi Police Detective Dale Eubanks, after police rounded up more than 200 abandoned shopping carts in two separate operations.

"Without this list of blunders and errors, I wouldn't exist. They created me."
— Galt parent Art Oelsner, opponent of two most recent school bonds, on Galt High School trustees.

Compiled by News-Sentinel staff writers Andrew Adams, Jake Armstrong, Layla Bohm, Sara Cardine and Ross Farrow.