The brass at Lodi Unified School District recently moved several administrators, drawing protests from parents and teachers.

The Downtown Lodi Business Partnership is folding its tent after a run of 14 years. It was a good show and deserves a good review.

"It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity." — Albert Einstein

In just under two months, two public safety officers have died in Galt.

Do we need further restrictions on guns? The debate is raging after the school massacre in Newtown, Conn. Proponents and opponents each cite studies and have strong arguments. Without suggesting any specific course, we've collected 10 things to consider that we thought might help shed light on the issue.

We are thankful for a bountiful harvest of wine grapes. Many people enjoy wine, and the word is the yields were strong and the quality in the bottle is going to be great. There's even reliable information that prices are strong.

Lodi is Republican country, and so it's easy to forget how heavily Democratic the rest of California and America are.

Reporter Jennifer Bonnett's exploration this past Saturday and Tuesday of school trustee compensation allowed readers to peer into a murky cauldron — school board health benefits.

We admit it. We felt a certain skepticism building as we read sportswriter Ed Yevelev’s recent examination of the new Excel Academy, created by the San Joaquin Office of Education.