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• Lodi travel agent Cindy Kent gets five years in prison

• Legislators offer thoughts on balancing state budget

• Track days in Stockton

• Local cities seek to block state seizure of gas tax funds

• Delta College to cut jobs, slash $8.3 million from budget

• Regional Roundup

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 (166)
• Obama is not a moderate (130)
• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react (72)
• Lodi City Council plans to cap number of taco trucks at 22 (49)
• Public health care is a Christian option (31)
• 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 (18)
• Young woman fatally shot at Acampo home (17)
• Sierra Adventure store to close after four years in Downtown Lodi (16)

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Regional Roundup

Get your free mosquitofish

San Joaquin County residents may acquire free mosquitofish to kill mosquitoes on Tuesday in Lodi.

The county's Mosquito and Vector Control District will distribute mosquitofish from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Lodi Softball Complex parking lot, 401 N. Stockton St.

Each person will be limited to 15 mosquitofish as long as supplies last. Residents must provide the name, address and location where the fish will be placed. Ideal locations are ornamental ponds, neglected swimming pools and animal water troughs, according to district officials.

For those who can't make it Tuesday, residents can pick up mosquitofish on Tuesday in Tracy, Wednesday in Ripon and Escalon, June 25 in Manteca and Lathrop and June 26 in Stockton.

For more information, call 982-4675.

— Ross Farrow.

Garage sale for a lung transplant

In an effort to raise funds to pay for a lung transplant for Lodi resident Alicia Brogle, the Brogle family will hold a yard sale today through Sunday at 729 Westwood Ave. in Lodi.

Brogle, 32, lives with cystic fibrosis and needs an oxygen machine to breathe most days. Before she can be put on Stanford's list for a transplant, she needs to raise $9,000 to pay for a medical-assisted flight to the University of California, Los Angeles.

Brogle was born with the genetic lung disease, which has no cure. She has already outlived her original life expectancy of 14 years.

She is confident her family and community will be able to raise enough money for the flight, as well as for her sister to be able to live in Los Angeles and provide 24-hour care to Brogle after the surgery. Following the surgery, Brogle plans to return to her home in Lodi and use the fashion design degree she earned at San Joaquin Delta College.

To make a donation to Brogle's lung transplant fund, visit www.transplantfun.org and type "Brogle" in the yellow box on the left side. You may also send checks to the National Transplant Assisted Fund, 150 N. Radnor Chester Road, Suite F-120, Radnor, PA 18097. To pay over the phone with a credit card, call (800) 642-8399.

— Lauren Nelson.

No major injuries in four-car crash on Highway 12

Nobody received major injuries Wednesday night when a vehicle rear-ended others stopped for construction on Highway 12.

The chain-reaction collision involved four vehicles and caused even more traffic problems near the Mokelumne River Bridge at the San Joaquin/Sacramento county line.

Though a medical helicopter was called to the scene, it was not needed because the injuries were minor, said California Highway Patrol Officer Angel Arceo. Some people went in ambulances to hospitals in Lodi and Stockton.

The crash happened at 8:51 p.m., when a westbound vehicle rear-ended another. Cars were backed up over the bridge due to road construction, but the at-fault driver apparently didn't notice or couldn't stop in time.

All lanes were completely blocked for about half an hour, Arceo said. One lane was then reopened, and both were fully open at 11 p.m.

— Layla Bohm.

Job fair for veterans next week

Veterans, current military personnel and their families are invited to a special job fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 25 at DeVry University-Sacramento Center, 2216 Kausen Drive, Elk Grove.

Veterans will be able to interview with national, regional and local employers at the job fair.

— Ross Farrow.

Cogdill named Legislator of the Year

State Sen. Dave Cogdill, R-Modesto, who represents the Lodi area, and Assemblyman Mike Villines, R-Clovis were named Legislators of the Year by the Associated General Contractors. The group also recognized the efforts of Cogdill's deputy chief of staff, Erin Guerrero.

The Associated General Contractors selected the two lawmakers and their budget advisors for the award as result of their work on the February budget package and the resulting legislation that helped to create and protect jobs within the construction industry.

— Ross Farrow.