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• Josh Morgan posted at 8:58 am on Wed, Jan 23, 2013.

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  As expected, a response riddled with intolerance, hatefulness, jealousy and contempt.

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• Doug Chaney posted at 5:58 am on Wed, Jan 23, 2013.

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  Mr. Morgan, are you a spokesman for the good old boys or what? Your comment sounds like you speak for many of the people of Lodi? My "intolerance" was a suggestion to the elite community of Lodians who are known bigots and "good old boys" that maybe they should have attended this event to get a lesson on what it's like being a minority in 2013 in Lodi and finally open up communication and relations with the eastside minority communities and tear down that "berlin wall" they have constructed to segregate and isolate the residents there from the perks and city services afforded the influential parts of town, including the many poor white residents and many lifelong homeowners who are afraid to leave their homes at night, yet are afraid to complain for fear of retaliation by the gangs who dominate Lodi and the eastside. When Bob Johnson was introduced as mayor, he didn't even ask that a correction be made identifying Mr. Nakanishi as the actual mayor and this seems to be the attitude of the upper "echelon" in the city of Lodi with certain council members, management, staff and the good old boys regime that control Lodi with an iron fist. It will never change as long as you see the same three old duffers on council that always vote together to pass any issue or ordinance they so desire, completely ignore the bigotry and racism problem and bypass the eastside with their constant pandering to local developers, builders, contractors, wealthy, influential and good old boys and girls, which happen to include few minorities, poor whites and the worsening gang, drug and blight problems to continue while their pandering to those special groups and individuals is so openly apparent, with no one to call them out. Maybe you should watch some "Dukes of Hazzard" reruns and see the similarity between Bozz Hawgs and many dominant, greedy personalities in Lodi. Be a little more "observant" Mr. Morgan.

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• Joanne Bobin posted at 12:26 pm on Tue, Jan 22, 2013.

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  Great comments, Mr. Chaney. As a "Lodi" event, the individuals you mentioned should have been in attendance. Don't expect COL employees to be there unless they are getting paid over and above holiday pay. After all, most don't even contribute to their own pension funds and are happy to have you and I pay the bill.

  When I drove my daughter to work yesterday, she said, "Why am I working on a federal holiday?....Oh, that's right, Lodi doesn't celebrate MLK day."

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• Josh Morgan posted at 7:06 am on Tue, Jan 22, 2013.

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  Doug, you are correct......it was a wonderful ceremony. But why do you spend the first half of your post being intolerant of a group of people you "think" should have been in attendance at an event that was all about tolerance? Is it possible for you to post one comment that doesn't include criticism of someone or group of people? It really detracts from your message. The second half of your message was thoughtful and sincere but many people won't even get to that part after reading the first half. It's will be "ol Doug is at it again". You can help yourself by knocking that chip off your shoulder.

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• Doug Chaney posted at 8:59 pm on Mon, Jan 21, 2013.

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  This was an enlightening event today and many Lodians could have gotten their first lesson on tolerance had they attended today. Unfortunately there were few council reps, management,staff, good old boys and girls and the personalities that seem to dominate the Anglo community in attendance. Bob Johnson showed up and I heard him declared the mayor of Lodi, which he didn't even have the guts to correct, but seems like he took an early departure, as he seems just to make a cameo appearance at events like these to make people think he's really interested. The keynote speaker, Mr. Phillips,Stagg high principal, was the highlight of the event with his epilogue of his own personal experiences being a young black man growing up in Arkansas and being highly inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King. The choirs from Stagg high and Vinewood showcased their talents with their fine voices and Mr. Jim Jordan sang his rendition of Martin, Luther and John and while showing his immense emotion, brought the same tearful emotion to many in the audience, including myself. Thank you Breakthrough Project for your great event and organizers for putting on such an emotional and heartwarming event.

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