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Tuesday 02/07/2012
What is their secret?

We're still in our fledgling stages of video production, with Photo Chief Dan Evans leading the way.

Posted in Marty n rich on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 1:01 pm. Updated: 6:11 am. Comments (0)

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Friday 02/03/2012
Republican legislators would support a tax increase if …

“Republicans can’t make the stretch to balance the budget.”

Posted in Marty n rich on Friday, February 3, 2012 5:33 pm. Updated: 6:11 pm. | Tags: Republican , Politics , California , Tom Berryhill , Democratic , Jerry Brown , Republican Party , Gop , California Environmental Quality Act , Darrell Steinberg , State Senate , Governor , Republican State Senator Comments (1)

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Notes from Sacramento on school testing, pension reform and more

 

Posted in Marty n rich on Friday, February 3, 2012 2:50 pm. Updated: 2:53 pm. Comments (0)

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Thursday 01/19/2012
Return of the Niners: An epic victory

Take a stadium with 70,000 fans, stir in an epic win, and what do you have?

Posted in Marty n rich on Thursday, January 19, 2012 5:28 pm. Updated: 5:20 pm. Comments (0)

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Friday 12/23/2011
Tokay gives it up for its top students

I had a ball last week shaking the hands of the recipients of Tokay High School's first-ever Block Ts for academic excellence.

Posted in Marty n rich on Friday, December 23, 2011 5:32 pm. Updated: 6:37 am. Comments (0)

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Thursday 12/15/2011
The many gifts of Socrates

Socrates just stopped by, as he regularly does, with gifts.

Posted in Marty n rich on Thursday, December 15, 2011 11:53 am. Updated: 1:27 pm. Comments (0)

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Thursday 12/08/2011
Teachers take students time traveling

Under the heading of it's so easy to criticize and so hard to spot good news, let me share a phone conversation I overheard this past week, between a teacher and a museum volunteer.

Posted in Marty n rich on Thursday, December 8, 2011 8:08 pm. Updated: 3:22 pm. Comments (1)

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Sunday 12/04/2011
May your music always be in style

The Lodi Community Band's annual Christmas Concert was a wonderful lesson in musical styles. They played jazz, orchestral, pop and traditional hymns, just to name a few.

Posted in Marty n rich on Sunday, December 4, 2011 7:06 pm. Updated: 8:23 am. | Tags: Brass Band , Entertainment_culture , Wikipedia , Musical Ensemble , Music Genre , Ron Rader , Salvation Army , Trumpet Comments (0)

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Wednesday 11/23/2011
And now a brag on my college kid: Mike

Last week I put up an item about by son Rob the Air Force firefighter.

Posted in Marty n rich on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 5:22 pm. Updated: 6:13 pm. Comments (1)

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Wednesday 11/16/2011
Local firefighter Rob Weybret in national competition

Air Force firefighter Rob Weybret and a team from his base in Germany are at the Firefighter Combat Challenge World Competition in Myrtle Beach, SC.

Posted in Marty n rich on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 2:43 pm. Updated: 4:44 pm. Comments (1)

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Thursday 11/03/2011
Update on Emma: She's out of the hospital

More good news: Emma Greene has been released from Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford.

Posted in Marty n rich on Thursday, November 3, 2011 4:01 pm. Updated: 4:35 pm. Comments (0)

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Tuesday 11/01/2011
Zombie overload?

Did we go overboard with our zombie coverage?

Posted in Marty n rich on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 10:39 am. Updated: 6:47 pm. Comments (12)

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Friday 10/28/2011
Beats shuffled at Lodi News-Sentinel

With Jordan Guinn moving to The Record, we've hired Sara Jane Pohlman as a reporter. Sara Jane is a Lodi High School and Sonoma State grad and she is off to a flying start.

Posted in Marty n rich on Friday, October 28, 2011 10:29 am. Updated: 10:46 am. Comments (0)

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Wednesday 10/19/2011
Emma Greene update: She's doing quite well

Good news: Emma Greene is out of ICU and may be released from the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital next week.

Posted in Marty n rich on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 5:42 pm. Updated: 6:12 pm. Comments (1)

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Wednesday 10/05/2011
Emma Greene update: Stable and getting stronger

Some great news: Emma Greene's follow up surgery on Monday was a success and she's recovering and gaining strength.

Posted in Marty n rich on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 3:25 pm. Updated: 4:37 pm. Comments (0)

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Thursday 09/29/2011
Emma undergoing follow-up surgery

Update: I spoke to Hayley Greene Monday night at 6:30 and she said Emma is now in surgery for the follow-up procedure. This is required in about 15 percent of transplant cases, Hayley said, and is to address "oozing" of blood that results from the surgery and heavy use of blood-thinning medications.

Posted in Marty n rich on Thursday, September 29, 2011 6:26 pm. Updated: 6:37 pm. Comments (1)

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Thursday 09/22/2011
Damn it! Jordan is leaving

Jordan Guinn is leaving us. He'll be covering cops for The Record. 

Posted in Marty n rich on Thursday, September 22, 2011 2:55 pm. Updated: 6:28 am. Comments (0)

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Tuesday 09/20/2011
You have to check this out

Dan Evans, our photo chief, and budding documentarian, has produced a striking tribute to the Lodi Grape Festival. This is a take unlike any you've seen. I found it riveting.

Posted in Marty n rich on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 12:15 pm. Updated: 6:41 pm. Comments (0)

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Thursday 09/15/2011
River access and oceans of grapes

Access to the Mokelumne is a charged issue in Lodi, but if our informal online poll is any indication, locals want more of it.

Posted in Marty n rich on Thursday, September 15, 2011 11:53 am. Updated: 6:50 pm. Comments (0)

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Wednesday 09/14/2011
The Grape Bowl is a classy soccer venue

Watching the Lodi Flames versus Tokay Tigers boys soccer game tonight at the Grape Bowl was a joy.

Posted in Marty n rich on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 9:18 pm. Updated: 11:29 am. | Tags: Lodi Flames , Tokay Tigers , Soccer , Grape Bowl Comments (0)

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Friday 08/19/2011
Tomorrow's edition has the ducks you're looking for

Do not miss tomorrow's Ducks In Lodi comic by Marc Lutz.

Posted in Marty n rich on Friday, August 19, 2011 8:32 am. Updated: 8:48 am. | Tags: Starwars , Lodi , Laughter , Human Interest , Marc Lutz , Science Fiction , Television And Movies , Obe Wan Kanobi Comments (0)

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Wednesday 08/17/2011
Lodi women kicking it

Were women beating up a man in downtown Lodi recently?

Posted in Marty n rich on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 1:52 pm. Updated: 7:14 pm. Comments (0)

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Friday 08/05/2011
Tales of superior service in Lodi

I sat down and hastily grabbed a menu at a Lodi eatery.

Posted in Marty n rich on Friday, August 5, 2011 2:03 pm. Updated: 7:39 am. Comments (1)

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Thursday 07/28/2011
Nick Cassesi: A fine man and stalwart volunteer passes away

I got to know Nick Cassesi, a wonderful man and dedicated volunteer, perhaps 16 years when I was The Record's bureau chief in Lodi. Nick was retired, volunteering for the Lodi Chamber of Commerce, full of good cheer and energy. It was impossible not to like Nick Casessi. Sadly, Nick passed away; this tribute to him from Ray Crow of the chamber captures a man of unique spirit.

Posted in Marty n rich on Thursday, July 28, 2011 11:49 am. Updated: 1:58 pm. Comments (2)

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Friday 06/10/2011
L.A. gets a clue about wine

Thanks to loyal news tipster Ruth Wright for giving us the answer to 6 Down in today's Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle.

Posted in Marty n rich on Friday, June 10, 2011 3:05 pm. Updated: 3:39 pm. | Tags: Crossword , Lodi California , Human Interest , Zinfandel , Los Angeles Times , Ruth Wright , Zinfandel Capital Comments (0)

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Wednesday 05/18/2011
What are high school scholars doing these days?

We've just started a new feature as part of our Monday Learning Page: Catching Up With.

Posted in Marty n rich on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 2:32 pm. Updated: 5:54 pm. Comments (0)

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Wednesday 05/04/2011
Killing bin Laden was a duty properly executed.

I can't bring myself to dance on Osama bin Laden's grave but his assassination was a moral act of war.

Posted in Marty n rich on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 5:00 pm. Updated: 5:11 pm. Comments (5)

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Tuesday 04/26/2011
A racy ad we did not welcome

A stalwart reader called Monday and he was not happy. We had a graphic, sex-related ad on our Web site, he said, and he was offended, From the way he described this ad, he was right to be. The ad apparently made a brief cameo appearance on our site, and vanished. I was unable to find it. The best explanation: It was provided by a third-party service that aggregates ads and then disperses them to various media sites, including ours, which share a portion of the revenue. Simon Birch, our internet services manager, assures me these ad services, including Google, have orders not to send sexually suggestive ads our way. One apparently slipped through. If you see another, please let us know: 369-7035.

Posted in Marty n rich on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 9:43 am. Updated: 9:56 am. Comments (0)

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Monday 04/18/2011
Prize for a deserving staff member

Word just in: The News-Sentinel has been recognized by the California Newspaper Publishers Association for a story by sportswriter Richard Banas.

Posted in Marty n rich on Monday, April 18, 2011 3:28 pm. Updated: 7:59 am. Comments (0)

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Sunday 04/17/2011
Publishers preview pension problems; it's not petty politics

News reports are focused at the moment on California's $15 billion budget defict.

Posted in Marty n rich on Sunday, April 17, 2011 10:26 am. Updated: 8:01 am. Comments (0)

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Wednesday 04/13/2011
My accountant was telling me a story about Galt

My accountant was telling me a little story about Galt.

Posted in Marty n rich on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 11:43 am. Updated: 9:52 pm. Comments (0)

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Monday 03/28/2011
Buckets and brats: Memories of a Lodi tradition

Long-time Lodian Selina Perez dropped by this morning with some wonderful photos of a community tradition from days past.

Posted in Marty n rich on Monday, March 28, 2011 1:24 pm. Updated: 8:12 pm. Comments (0)

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Friday 03/18/2011
Juliet on tour with Boyce Avenue

Heck, as long as I'm writing about family, I'd better not overlook the big news.

Posted in Marty n rich on Friday, March 18, 2011 5:38 pm. Updated: 6:12 pm. Comments (2)

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Monday 03/14/2011
The Train Man rolls back into Lodi

Rich Kotowski, the irrepressible Train Man, stopped by today to say hello and talk about his latest adventures.

Posted in Marty n rich on Monday, March 14, 2011 12:32 pm. Updated: 7:44 am. Comments (0)

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Thursday 03/10/2011
The Kiddie Parade wasn't as fun as video games. Is that it?

Remember the Kiddie Parade? I do!

Posted in Marty n rich on Thursday, March 10, 2011 4:10 pm. Updated: 5:15 pm. Comments (0)

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Monday 03/07/2011
Follies a hoot at Hutchins Street Square

They sang Sinatra, they danced the hula, some even transformed into mermaids.

Posted in Marty n rich on Monday, March 7, 2011 1:10 pm. Updated: 8:17 am. Comments (0)

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Monday 01/03/2011
Local Marine sends Lodi 'thanks' from Afghanistan

I got a great e-mail over the New Years holiday from Doug Rader, father of Lodi Marine Adam Rader stationed in Afghanistan.

Posted in Marty n rich on Monday, January 3, 2011 6:02 pm. Updated: 4:43 pm. Comments (0)

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Wednesday 12/29/2010
A hint about today's JUMBLE

I know there are lots of fans of the Jumble puzzle in the Sentinel's classified ad section. 

Posted in Marty n rich on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 7:59 am. Updated: 8:13 am. Comments (5)

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Friday 11/12/2010
Marine Adam Rader of Lodi snapped by AP photographer in Afghanistan

Adam Rader of Lodi, showed up on the AP wire Friday in battle fatigues and pointing a gun at a threatening target in Afghanistan.

Posted in Marty n rich on Friday, November 12, 2010 4:43 pm. Comments (0)

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Monday 11/08/2010
If you're not tired of cranes yet, how about these shots by an out-of-town photographer?

Friday was opening night at the Sandhill Crane Festival, and Christi and I took some out-of-town friends to see the show at the Isenberg Reserve on Woodbridge Road.

Posted in Marty n rich on Monday, November 8, 2010 4:25 pm. Updated: 6:13 pm. | Tags: Crane , Conrad Tan , Dean Eckenroth , Nancy Eckenroth , Photographer Comments (0)

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Tuesday 10/19/2010
Were our photos 'obscene'?

I came into the newsroom Sunday to mop up a few items and stopped to say hello to Bob Bates, our extremely capable weekend photographer.

Posted in Marty n rich on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 9:35 am. Updated: 10:30 am. Comments (0)

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Tuesday 10/12/2010
In search of specifics

"Let's cut the budget."

Posted in Marty n rich on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 11:14 am. Updated: 11:35 am. Comments (0)

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Wednesday 10/06/2010
New reporter joining us Monday

We recently hired a new police and courts reporter, and this fellow has a unique advantage: He's from Lodi.

Posted in Marty n rich on Wednesday, October 6, 2010 5:15 pm. Updated: 8:02 am. Comments (1)

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Friday 08/20/2010
Is tech the enemy of reading?

Posted in Marty n rich on Friday, August 20, 2010 4:59 pm. Updated: 6:20 pm. Comments (3)

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Should we bring back the arch? And other thoughts on our redesign

  Well, what do you think of our new News-Sentinel?

Posted in Marty n rich on Friday, August 20, 2010 4:36 pm. Updated: 8:02 am. Comments (5)

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Thursday 07/08/2010
Lovely Little Lodi - does video reflect a new perspective?

If you haven't seen it,  you should check out the "Lovely Little Lodi" video by the super-talented Michael Niktaris, a Lodi High and UCLA grad. It's posted on our Web site.

Posted in Marty n rich on Thursday, July 8, 2010 3:16 pm. Updated: 3:48 pm. Comments (0)

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Friday 06/18/2010
A coronation at the Buckaroos Clubhouse

HORSE SHOW ROYALTY: Krysti Cossin, Courtney Reich, Emily Healy and Katie Crummey

Posted in Marty n rich on Friday, June 18, 2010 12:00 am. Comments (0)

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You can catch one trout in the river

Dad and I thought we'd go fishing on Father's Day so we dropped by Russ Faught's Fisherman's Friend for a couple of trout licenses.

Posted in Marty n rich on Friday, June 18, 2010 12:00 am. Comments (0)

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Coming soon: Full names required for comments

In a little more than a week, we'll be making major changes to our Lodinews.com site.

Posted in Marty n rich on Friday, June 18, 2010 12:00 am. Comments (0)

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Wednesday 06/16/2010
A delightful typo

Typographical errors are never good news but a recent one in the Sentinel tickled Kirk Sasaki and his parents Joy and Bruce.

Posted in Marty n rich on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 12:00 am. Comments (0)

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