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• 'I-5 Strangler' sentenced to 6 terms of life

• Young girl is 200,000th person to assemble AIDS, HIV care kit

• Jury convicts Acampo man of torture, assault of his girlfriend

• Woman in wheelchair struck by car

• Lodi man accused of smuggling drugs, weapons for inmates at state prison

• Regional Roundup

February 8th, 2010

• Public Meetings

• Locals pick best, most memorable Super Bowl commercials

• Regional Roundup

February 6th, 2010

• The Home Depot hopes to join Costco at Reynolds Ranch

• Meet Larry, Curly and Moe

• Baboon business

• Regional Roundup

• Several Lodi venues let you watch the Super Bowl in style

• Lodi Library celebrates 100 years of serving the community

• Culinary craft

February 5th, 2010

• Kids, teachers help Haiti by collecting pennies for Learning Link

• Lodi, Galt students reach out to help Haiti earthquake survivors

• Tasered suspect claims he is Yosemite Sam

• Hours of sweat and work go into putting on crab feeds

• Things looking up for state's real estate

• Correction

• Regional Roundup

• Stray bullet strikes Lodi home; police suspect gang activity may be factor

February 4th, 2010

• Managers at Geweke Toyota answer questions about recall

• Lodi City Council votes to replace play structure at Century Park

• Lodi extends ban on pot shops for another year

• Mokelumne River triathlon set for June

• Family, friends to run half-marathon in memory of Galt family

February 3rd, 2010

• Correction

• Regional Roundup

• Delta College trustees again collide over stipend committee

• Lodi-area senators Dave Cox, Lois Wolk admit to gifts; Tom Berryhill case pending

• Lodi Unified School District president issues warning to speakers over cuts

• Galt City Council avoids budget cuts — for now

• New Lodi Memorial Hospital emergency room opens to the public without a hitch

• Bad bugs, weeds are hot topics at Grape Day

February 2nd, 2010

• Big rig plows 7 cars

• Local business leaders say tourism, Costco, Home Depot may play roles in city's future

• Former Lodian Erica Davis is first paraplegic woman to summit Kilimanjaro

• Jumpers across California

• Correction

• Regional Roundup

• No snow leopards, otters for Micke Grove

• McNerney leads in campaign cash

• Police: Train victim was a Lodi teen

February 1st, 2010

• Find cuddly alpacas not too far from Lodi

• Public Meetings

• Patients can expect faster, better service when Lodi Memorial Hospital's new emergency room opens

• Man killed by Amtrak train in Lodi

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

• Will terrorists be given Miranda warnings? (72)
• President Obama's first year (67)
• Lodi Unified School District president issues warning to speakers over cuts (64)
• Local business leaders say tourism, Costco, Home Depot may play roles in city's future (60)
• Islamic symbol in mosaic — what is all the fuss? (49)
• Writer comments on Neely column (42)
• The Home Depot hopes to join Costco at Reynolds Ranch (41)
• Many reject the politics of 'no' (37)
• Police: Train victim was a Lodi teen (31)
• We need to conduct respectful conversations (30)

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Regional Roundup

Guide dog puppy still missing

Officials from Guide Dogs for the Blind are still looking for a 3-month-old puppy who has been missing since Oct. 30.

The puppy, named Gannon, escaped from property in the area of Armstrong and Davis roads in southwest Lodi. Guide Dog representatives, searching for Gannon the next day, saw a dog that matched his description between 1:30 and 2 p.m. on Thornton Road near Eight Mile Road. A short time later, they saw a dog that looked like Gannon taken into a car.

Jim Russell, a community field representative for Guide Dogs for the Blind, said on Thursday that Gannon was still missing and that Guide Dog leaders may conduct a search this weekend.

Lodi resident Cyndy Green said her daughter was raising the puppy so it would develop the social skills to eventually be trained to be a guide dog.

Gannon is a black male Labrador Retriever with a black collar with a Guide Dog tag and tattoos in both ears for identification. Anyone who may have seen the dog may call Russell at 669-7657 or Guide Dogs for the Blind at (800) 295-4050.

— Ross Farrow

Lodi Unified School District board approves settlement, tech plan

Lodi Unified School District voted Tuesday to settle a lawsuit filed against it by a local electric company in April 2008. Details, however, were not released because the final documents have not yet been signed and the agreement is not considered final.

In separate action, trustees adopted a districtwide technology plan with a 5-0 vote that will take it through 2012. It includes plans to blend technology into the daily process of education in hopes of improving student achievement, according to the staff report.

Richard Jones and Jeff Thompson were both absent.

At Tuesday's meeting, trustees also recognized a number of school sites meeting the two-year criteria for the Academic Achievement Awards in relation to API/AYP test scores, and heard a report on the district's current energy savings efforts.

The next regular board meeting is scheduled for Nov. 17, with the annual organizational meeting set for Dec. 8.

— Jennifer Bonnett

San Joaquin County named finalist for warrant system

San Joaquin County is one of seven finalists in North America for an award based on the county's development of a system to create arrest warrants and track disposition of those warrants.

The award is from the North American Division of the Global Awards for Excellence in Business Process Management and Workflow.

The warrant system was developed through a partnership of the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office, the county's Information Systems Department and Oracle Corp., according to a county news release.

"We received a record number of high-quality entries this year," Global Awards Director Layna Fischer said in the news release. "San Joaquin County's selection as a finalist is a significant achievement in the face of heavy competition."

— Ross Farrow

Rep. Jerry McNerney introduces bill to cut estate taxes

Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, introduced legislation on Wednesday that would cut estate taxes for small businesses and family farms by more than $200 billion.

McNerney's bill would end the estate tax on farmlands that are transferred from one generation to another. His legislation would also reduce the number of families affected by the estate tax by trimming the tax by 10 percent, and it would eliminate the estate tax for small businesses worth up to $8 million.

"We must pursue responsible measures like this legislation that will lift the burden of the estate tax," McNerney said in a press release.

— Jordan Guinn

Highway 99 ramp, lane closures next week

The eastbound connector ramp from the Crosstown Freeway to northbound Highway 99 in Stockton will be closed during parts of next week as the California Department of Transportation conducts bridge maintenance.

Closures will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday of next week. Motorists can expect five-minute delays.

Also on Highway 4, there will be one lane of traffic at the bridges crossing Little Johns, Duck and New Rock creeks from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday and Friday of next week. Motorists should expect 15-minute delays.

— Ross Farrow

Lodi Mayor Larry Hansen endorses Jack Sieglock

Lodi Mayor Larry Hansen has endorsed former Mayor and San Joaquin County Supervisor Jack Sieglock for the 10th Assembly District seat held by Alyson Huber, D-El Dorado Hills.

Sieglock is running against Elk Grove resident Paul Hegyi in the Republican primary next June.

Hegyi is chief of staff for Assemblyman Van Tran, R-Garden Grove.

— Ross Farrow