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• Lodi planners say proposal to widen freeway from Stockton ignores wastewater, power plant

• Galt City Council makes guidelines to promote respectful discourse

• 'Education advocate' proposes charter school on former site Turner Elementary

• North San Joaquin Water Conservation District rejects claims for groundwater charge refund

• Regional Roundup

• Are you a Lodi High student interested in journalism?

November 20th, 2009

• Real estate market gets on more solid ground

• Advocacy groups sue East Bay Municipal Utility District over Pardee expansion

• National Guard troops return home in time for the holidays

• Salvation Army Kettle Kickoff

• Regional Roundup

• Stable southeast of Lodi approved

• Acampo woman killed

• One year after a heart attack, Lodi's Judy Mims thanks rescuers

• Galt plans to help residents with energy-efficient projects

November 19th, 2009

• Logbook

• Water surges in Mokelumne River yield more salmon

• Suspect arrested after hiding in fridge

• Lodi City Council plans to cap number of taco trucks at 22

• Operation: Christmas

• Corrections

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

• Chase ends in crash

• Lodi Unified School District board votes to cancel summer school for 2010

• Lodi City Council will consider redevelopment next June

• Galt Joint Union High School Distric hires new superintendent

November 18th, 2009

• Congress allocates money for local water projects

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

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

• Regional Roundup

• Galt City Council rejects study on rent stabilization

• Paranormal group conducts second investigation of building

November 17th, 2009

• Lodi Budget and Finance Committee to look into ways to save money on employee benefits

• Redevelopment to be discussed by Lodi City Council again

• Paying tribute to a Lodian

• Regional Roundup

• Court reinstates death penalty for killer of Lodi grad

• Clements gets free water rescue boat

• Clarification

• Decision on summer school expected at tonight's Lodi Unified School District meeting

November 16th, 2009

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

• Regional Roundup

• Correction

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

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

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

• Public Meetings

November 14th, 2009

• Regional Roundup

• 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

• Watchful neighbor in Lodi helped bust suspected burglars

• New Galt city manager juggles job, family

• Galt school district narrows superintendent search to one

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

November 13th, 2009

• What to expect with new homebuyer tax credit

• Lodi Muslim: Local mosque not involved

• Regional Roundup

• Burglary suspects are under arrest

• Lodi veteran recounts close calls in Vietnam

• Mayor Larry Hansen points out Lodi's economic progress

• First phase of Lockeford park by 2011?

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

• The country's mess is our fault (130)
• Obama is not a moderate (129)
• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react (60)
• Despite budget cuts, some Lodi Unified School District salaries continue to rise (49)
• Lodi City Council plans to cap number of taco trucks at 22 (45)
• Lodi Flames slim playoff chances vanish in setback to Tracy Bulldogs (25)
• Tokay in, traveling to unbeaten No. 3 Grant for football playoffs (25)
• The haves should help the have-nots (25)
• Tokay Tigers blow late 27-point lead in loss to Wolf Pack (22)
• Nightmares about America's future (21)

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Break the poverty cycle through literacy

Adult Literary Services in Lodi is part of a national network of literacy organizations offering an adult education program to help Americans break the poverty cycle that too often passes from one generation to the next.

The U.S. House of Representatives designated the week of Oct. 18 as Adult Education and Family Literacy Week. This comes on the heels of Census Bureau data released in late September that revealed that the official poverty rate in 2008 was 13.2 percent, up from 12.5 percent in 2007. The U.S. Department of Education also reported earlier this year that 32 million American adults do not read, write or do basic math above an eighth-grade level.

Education remains the most successful tool we have to fight poverty. Our adult literacy program matches trained volunteer tutors with adults to help them improve reading, writing and language skills, and to then pass that on to their family members as a means to break the cycle.

Adult Literacy Services of the Lodi Public Library is a member of ProLiteracy, the world's largest organization of adult basic education and literacy programs, and is one of 1,200 community-based organizations that make up the ProLiteracy network.

"In the U.S., one out of seven adults has below-basic literacy skills," said David C. Harvey, president and CEO of ProLiteracy. "The problem is being further exacerbated as less-educated adults lose their jobs and are further subjected to poverty. Initiatives such as designated Adult Education and Family Literacy Week help us open the eyes of the public, businesses and government officials to this growing American crisis,"

For more information on Adult Literacy Services at the Lodi Library, visit www.lodi.gov/library or call (209) 333-5554.

Adults and educators can also find free, online tip sheets, podcasts and courses from ProLiteracy's partner's Thinkfinity Literacy Network at www.literacynetwork.verizon.org/TLN and Verizon Thinkfinity at www.thinkfinity.org/home.aspx.

Yvette Herrera
Adult Literacy Services
Lodi Public Library