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Lodi Police Capt. J.P. Badel retires after 29 years

The Lodi Police Department has been marked by frequent change and turnover in recent weeks. Decades more experience is leaving the department …

posted: May 24

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Boys & Girls Club seeking Hall of Fame nominees

Grand Jury weighs in on weak spots in San Joaquin County law enforcement

Independence valedictorian finds his stride

Independence High School graduates enjoy the moment

Liberty High's student speaker hopes to share lessons he’s learned

Liberty High grads plan to lead worthwhile lives
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Pacific Coast Producers expanding Lodi distribution center

In a massive construction project in Lodi’s industrial area, Pacific Coast Producers will expand its distribution center by 50 percent this ye…

posted: May 16

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Leadership Lodi 2013 gets educated on area schools

Michael-David Winery in Lodi hires new western regional sales manager

New sushi restaurant to open in Lodi in July

Sleep Train Mattress Center, Starbucks coming to Reynolds Ranch
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Surviving graduation

Everything the Lodi grad, grandma, dad and Fido need to know about getting through graduation season.

posted: May 17

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Help — my basting brush leaves bristles on all my grilled food!

Mom wonders if she should share her own wild prom story

Finding the cause of migraines

Barbara, please help before I swear-off grilling chicken
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The extremists are at war, not the rest of us

In regards to William Van Amber Fields’ letter titled “Christians and Muslims are at war, whether we admit it or not,” it is simply not the ca…

posted: May 23

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Idealism runs head-on into reality during wartime

Congress should be using trial time to uncover the tragedy of Benghazi

Government should not spend money secretly

Identity of President Obama’s God questioned
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All-SJAA Soccer Team: Raybe leads way as six Lady Flames honored

With third-year varsity player Jessica Raybe coming off a knee injury in the preseason, Lodi High soccer coach Tim Stutz wasn’t sure where his…

posted: May 24

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Masters Track & Field Championships: Tokay’s Hadnot hits triple trifecta

Lodi Parks & Recreation softball

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Lodi Unified School District nurse and NFL wife Sandra Merriweather writes book about concussions
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Man killed in shooting on Lodi Eastside

Police investigate a shooting on the 00 block of Central Avenue near Pine Street on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011. An unresponsive man with two gunshot wounds to the chest was taken to Lodi Memorial Hospital where he died later.

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Rafting on the wild Mokelumne River

James Jones, of East Bay Municipal Utility District, steers his boat while floating down the Mokelumne River on Thursday, June 30, 2011.

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Fireworks stands open for first time in Lodi

Fehzaan Aziz, left, listens as Brian Watts describes the Home Run firework at the Downtown Lodi Business Partnership's booth on Lodi Avenue on Tuesday, June 28, 2011. The sale and use of fireworks within Lodi city limits became legal on Tuesday.

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