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• Officer laid to rest in Galt

• After three fires in one week, arson suspected at Lodi home

• Agency, city can begin application process to build Lodi power plant

• Renovation in Thornton

• Regional Roundup

• Correction

• Noche Mexicana

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 (169)
• Obama is not a moderate (130)
• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react (73)
• Lodi City Council plans to cap number of taco trucks at 22 (50)
• Public health care is a Christian option (47)
• The haves should help the have-nots (30)
• Tokay in, traveling to unbeaten No. 3 Grant for football playoffs (25)
• Government-run health care is a bad idea (21)
• Young woman fatally shot at Acampo home (17)
• Sierra Adventure store to close after four years in Downtown Lodi (16)

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A 'yes' vote on 8 was not a vote for hate

I found out a lot about myself since this last election. Apparently, because I voted "yes" on Proposition 8, I am a hater.

And here I thought my position was much more complex. I guess I am wrong as the pro-gay marriage supporters are out in their loving kindness, pushing around 69-year-old grandmothers, including a couple of blows to the head — battery — taking away her sign — grand theft person — attempting to permanently deprive — a felony — knocking her cross to the ground and stomping on it, painting graffiti on private property —vandalism — and making threats to those who made contributions to support Proposition 8 — civil rights violation and voter intimidation. I guess I should get with the program and learn to be kind and loving like this also. Just one question, where do I go to receive training and buy my "unruly and uncivilized thug" kit so I can intimidate defenseless senior citizens like you "lovers?"

Better yet, since this issue appears that it is not going away, why don't we have an open, calm, mature and public debate regarding the facts. I am sure that unless you are heterophobic we can have a good discussion. The problem for you would be that this would give me the opportunity to introduce facts to discount your fallacious arguments and to point out that you do not want equal rights, you want superior rights, as has been experienced in other countries that have gay marriage.

I clearly do not have enough room to go into every detail of my position opposing gay marriage in this editorial, but to start, a civil union has the exact same rights as a marriage. The only difference is the word "marriage," which has been a religious term for 5,000 years. I must ask everyone out there, if they support gay marriage, do they also support gay bar mitzvah? What the homosexual community really wants is respect for their personal choice. I must tell you I have never heard anybody say "that David Gibbons, what a great heterosexual."

David Gibbons
Lodi