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• A rolling endeavor

• Coastal cleanup

• County park commission tours fire-torn Woodbridge Wilderness Area

• Theft suspect fails to show for hearing

• McNerney, Andal weigh in on Wall Street crisis

• 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

• 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

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• 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)
• Nightmares about America's future (23)
• Public health care is a Christian option (23)

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Regional Roundup

Police still looking for kidnapping suspect

Lodi police investigators watched a videotape of the apparent kidnapping of a woman who was recently hired at Blue Shield on Guild Avenue.

Officers had no new leads Tuesday afternoon in connection with the Monday morning abduction, Officer Dale Eubanks said.

Officers chased a car driven by someone believed to be James Douglas, 20, throughout Stockton on Monday, thanks to a GPS system and cooperation by T-Mobile, which kept police updated on the location of the woman's cell phone, Eubanks said.

T-Mobile and the GPS system led Eubanks and other officers to the woman's apartment complex at 6465 N. West Lane, south of Hammer Lane.

Eubanks said he found her car, and someone there told him which apartment the woman could be found at. He had hoped to find Douglas and the woman, but Douglas left on foot about 10 minutes before officers arrived. Eubanks then got the woman's side of the story.

Douglas is reportedly a transient from Stockton, Tracy and Oakland.

Hispanics make up two-thirds of Valley children

Figures newly released by the U.S. Census Bureau show that nearly two-thirds of all children living in the San Joaquin Valley are Hispanic.

The figures show that Hispanics make up 48 percent of Fresno County's overall population and 60 percent of children younger than age 10.

While immigration accounts for some of the gain, those who study the Valley's changing demographics say that Hispanic women are having children at a rate one-third higher than non-Hispanic white women.

According to the newly released data, 31 percent of Fresno County residents and 25 percent of San Joaquin County residents speak Spanish at home. Nationally nearly 20 percent of U.S. residents speak a language other than English at home.