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• Tracing Chad Ehrhart's path

• How do Lodi-area religious leaders feel about Sarah Palin?

• Three injured in Lodi when trucks collide, cement spills

• Teachers, administrators fighting budget woes

• Shifting student population may explain Estrellita's tumble

November 21st, 2009

• Logbook

• Holiday drive spreads cheer to U.S. troops

• Galt High students want board to approve open-campus policy

• Poisoning victims remain hospitalized

• Expert: Half a mushroom cap can be deadly

• Tokay grad files claim over Lodi's Grape Bowl

• Lodi Middle School holds annual Turkey Trot

• Regional Roundup

• No motive or suspect in shooting

• Sacramento cop arrested for alleged kidnapping

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

• Operation: Christmas

• Logbook

• Suspect arrested after hiding in fridge

• Chase ends in crash

• Galt Joint Union High School Distric hires new superintendent

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

• 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

November 18th, 2009

• Regional Roundup

• Paranormal group conducts second investigation of building

• Congress allocates money for local water projects

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

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

• Galt City Council rejects study on rent stabilization

November 17th, 2009

• Paying tribute to a Lodian

• 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

• Clarification

November 16th, 2009

• Correction

• Public Meetings

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

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

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

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

• Regional Roundup

November 14th, 2009

• Galt school district narrows superintendent search to one

• Regional Roundup

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

• Watchful neighbor in Lodi helped bust suspected burglars

• New Galt city manager juggles job, family

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

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

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

• The country's mess is our fault (170)
• Obama is not a moderate (130)
• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react (73)
• Public health care is a Christian option (73)
• Lodi City Council plans to cap number of taco trucks at 22 (52)
• The haves should help the have-nots (31)
• Tokay in, traveling to unbeaten No. 3 Grant for football playoffs (25)
• Government-run health care is a bad idea (25)
• Young woman fatally shot at Acampo home (18)
• Sierra Adventure store to close after four years in Downtown Lodi (16)

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Curing dracula breath starts in your kitchen

Q: This is embarrassing, but I have such bad breath that I can't keep a girlfriend. Every time I kiss a woman, she shies away or ends the kiss quickly. Is there some type of medicine or vitamin that will cure this? — "Kiss of death, but handsome," Dallas, Texas

A: I bet some of you are chuckling at this question. If you think you have fresh breath, try this trick and see: Lick your wrist, wait 10 seconds and smell it. Please do this discreetly, because the sight of you licking and sniffing your arm is about as sexy as John Travolta in Hair Spray. If it smells good, move in for the kiss with confidence. If not, give her a hug and call it a night.

I will assume you know that smoking, or eating garlic and onions will cause bad breath, known more clinically as "halitosis." I'm sorry to tell you, but there are no medications for bad breath either. One day, a drug company will advertise their version of "OraStench" for minty-fresh breath. Unfortunately, you will still spend Saturday nights alone, because the side effect is flatulence.

In order to improve your luck in the bedroom, we have to start in the kitchen. Stop cooking with so much animal fat, meat and dairy because these foods may be hard for you to digest. Eat more plant foods, like fruits and veggies and especially parsley. Plants contain chlorophyll — a dye that makes the plant leaves green. Chlorophyll is nature's deodorizer. It freshens you from your mouth on down, including your liver which is crucial. You can buy chlorophyll supplements, spirulina or marine-derived phytoplankton. You can also find inexpensive "green" drinks at any health food store — just mix the powder with water and drink. Another cool trick — drink peppermint tea every single day!

People with insufficient acid can't break down their food properly so it becomes putrid in your gut, emitting a foul-smelling gas which rises up (or down, heaven forbid). Acidblocking drugs used for heartburn can cause low acid in the gut. So can a poor diet or medications because these destroy beneficial flora and gut integrity. Symptoms of low acid include hair loss, weak fingernails, indigestion, diarrhea, belching, flatulence and shockingly, heartburn! Digestive acid supplements are sold at health food stores. This is incredibly important, get probiotics so you can restore beneficial flora in your gut. Consider digestive enzymes too.

Visit your dentist because cavities, gum disease and dirty teeth will make you hoard malodorous bacteria in your mouth. Buy a tongue brush from the pharmacy and before your date, gargle with 1 teaspoon of baking soda mixed in a cup of water. You can also buy activated charcoal (like CharcoCaps) to temporarily absorb offensive odors, as in bad breath or gas.

Did You Know? There has been a 500 percent increase in the death rate from medication errors made at home in the last 20 years.