When it was announced that Oliver Stone was going to direct "World Trade Center" - Hollywood's first major film about the September 11 terrorist attacks - people were skeptical, to say the least. Forget about Stone's talents as a filmmaker; it's the man's politics that took center stage in the debate over whether he was the best candidate to explore such uncharted territory.

Although thousands of unfortunate souls perished in Tuesday's fiery attack on New York's twin World Trade Center towers, Lodi's Corey Daniel was among the fortunate - escaping the blazing structure unhurt just minutes before it collapsed into a pile of smoldering rubble.

Although thousands of unfortunate souls perished in Tuesday’s fiery attack on New York’s twin World Trade Center towers, Lodi’s Corey Daniel was among the fortunate — escaping the blazing structure unhurt just minutes before it collapsed into a pile of smoldering rubble.

This year, my Christmas lights were the last ones down in the neighborhood.

It is my opinion that the site of the World Trade Center twin towers should be made into a memorial, just like the Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor.

This year, my Christmas lights were the last ones down in the neighborhood.

It is my opinion that the site of the World Trade Center twin towers should be made into a memorial, just like the Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor.

Over and over again, we have all seen images of the huge buildings explode with smoke and then collapse.

NEW YORK - The terrorist attack at the World Trade Center shut down vast stretches of New York on Tuesday, stranding millions of people in their homes, offices and on the streets. Many could not get home or reach loved ones by phone.

AP National Writer

AP National Writer

Ten years have passed all too quickly since a malevolent, fanatic enemy chose to strike unexpectedly at symbolic buildings in New York and Washington. Like the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, innocent people were violently killed while going about their own daily lives, civilian or military.

NEW YORK - Mounting an audacious attack against the United States, terrorists crashed two hijacked airliners into the World Trade Center and brought down the twin 110-story towers Tuesday morning. A jetliner also slammed into the Pentagon as the seat of government itself came under attack.

NEW YORK - In the most devastating terrorist onslaught ever waged against the United States, knife-wielding hijackers crashed two airliners into the World Trade Center on Tuesday, toppling its twin 110-story towers. The deadly calamity was witnessed on televisions across the world as another plane slammed into the Pentagon, and a fourth crashed outside Pittsburgh.

The NBA season is upon us with action around the league tipping off Tuesday, and while I applaud Geoff Petrie's acquisition of shot blocker Keon Clark, the Sacramento Kings vice president of basketball operations barked up the wrong tree this summer.

The NBA season is upon us with action around the league tipping off Tuesday, and while I applaud Geoff Petrie's acquisition of shot blocker Keon Clark, the Sacramento Kings vice president of basketball operations barked up the wrong tree this summer.

It's like the world's BIGGEST toy store for winemakers. It's where budgets are made and QUICKLY BROKEN. It's the only place we can find friends we lost touch with during the year. It's the annual 2008 Unified Wine and Grape Symposium at the Sacramento Convention Center, the city's largest annual trade show.

WASHINGTON — Vowing not to be cowed, President Bush pledged a crusade against terrorists Sunday as top administration officials zeroed in on Saudi exile Osama bin Laden and Afghanistan's Taliban militia for possible retribution for last week's terrorist attacks.

Back when it took a while to get to "town," also known as Lodi, there were no pagers, cell phones or home computers. But there were still fires, car wrecks and other calamities.

When local insurance agent Debra Baker decided to change careers, she suddenly found herself looking for work in a tough economy.

When local insurance agent Debra Baker decided to change careers, she suddenly found herself looking for work in a tough economy.

China's Consul General Gao Zhansheng made a trip to Lodi on Wednesday, visiting the Wine and Visitors Center and two local wineries.

Life in the restaurant industry is pretty similar to working on Capitol Hill, Steve Ding said Thursday afternoon as he sat at one of the tables of his new business venture: Woodbridge Crossing.

To many, the recent WorldCom debacle is a national news story with little effect on day-to-day life.