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• A hard look at death

• On the job experience

• Lodi pastor Leanne Wade finds a response to the dead goats found on church lawn

• Murders down, suicides up in San Joaquin County

• Regional Roundup

• Corrections

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 (151)
• 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 (55)
• 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)
• Tokay Tigers blow late 27-point lead in loss to Wolf Pack (22)

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Does Hillary Clinton mean what she says?

As most of us remember, Hillary Clinton ran the now-infamous advertisement during her failed bid for the presidency where she asked whether or not then-candidate Obama would be able to handle the "3 a.m. call."

The purpose of that commercial was to demonstrate that it was she, not Obama, who had the requisite experience to adequately respond to a crisis while at the same time wiping the sleep out of her eyes. No doubt then she believed he was not up to the task.

Recently however, when queried as to whether she had changed her mind in the scant seven months since then, now Secretary of State Clinton responded, "The president in his public actions and demeanor, and certainly in private with me and with the national security team, has been strong, thoughtful, decisive," she said on ABC's This Week. "I think he is doing a terrific job. And it's an honor to serve with him" (www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/07/obama-answered-clinton-says).

Whether or not she really believes this is clearly something worthy of debate, but I would rather focus on her carefully statement that " ... it's an honor to serve 'with' him." (Emphasis added.) As I've always believed, none of these people utter anything without careful consideration to how they come across (except for Joe Biden, of course).

I submit that things are not as warm and fuzzy between the Secretary of State and the President of the United States as she might want us to believe. The president's cabinet works "for" him, not "with" him. This is an important distinction because I cannot fathom that Mrs. Clinton has gotten over not becoming the 44th President of the United States — not by a long shot.

Her inability to simply state that " ... it's an honor to serve him" is as nearly impossible for her as it was for The Fonz to admit he was "wrong." And since nothing substantive has occurred since Inauguration Day that would have Clinton (nor anyone else) change her mind about that wake-up call, she's secretly hoping that a call of that magnitude never occurs.

For me, if and when that call does come, I do hope he's up to the task. Unfortunately, I still have my doubts.

Jerome Kinderman
Lodi