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• Lodi fear factor

• Bones found

• 'My family is dead and in the ground, but their spirit is not'

• San Joaquin lead expert gives talk to local school

• Armed man robs Lodi gas station

• Regional board grants Lodi wastewater permit

• Legislation to double fines on Highway 12 moves forward

• Council of Governments to hear rail request

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 (154)
• Obama is not a moderate (130)
• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react (67)
• Despite budget cuts, some Lodi Unified School District salaries continue to rise (58)
• 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)
• Public health care is a Christian option (24)
• Nightmares about America's future (23)

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Letter against helping aquifer made no sense

The letter printed by Bill Fuhs, which was against helping our aquifer, made no sense, other than he is consistent about blaming all problems related to a lower water table on Fred Weybret.

Can anybody who knows Fred readily imagine him out there draining our aquifer for the last 30 years? Yep, it was Fred who drilled all those wells into the aquifer. Yep, he installed all the pumps.

Yep, maybe he should be blamed for the dry winter, too. Yep, according to Fuhs, the efforts by Fred and the NSWCD to preserve and recharge our aquifer are bad and should be stopped by signing a petition.

So, here we are with a declining aquifer that has a river running across the middle of it (i.e. the Mokelumne) that two years ago overflowed its banks and gushed with excess water running off to the ocean.

It often does that in wet years. Yet it is a bad idea to channel that excess water into the aquifer. According to Fuhs, the water district's funding should be taken away by signing a petition so it can't build systems to put this water to beneficial use to replenish our aquifer.

Isn't this kookery? Is it better to send water rightfully belonging to the people of this area downstream to others, or to the ocean?

Dona Costa
Lodi