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Town Crier: Power of campaign contributions is for us to decide
by Pamela Case/For the Tracy Press
Feb 03, 2010 | 5 5 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Last week in his State of the Union address, President Obama chose to criticize a recent major Supreme Court ruling on campaign finance. He also urged Congress to invalidate the ruling through legi...
Tilted Windmills: Come fly with me — if you can take it
by Mike McLellan/For the Tracy Press
Feb 02, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Air travel, at one time, was for the elite. It is now for the resolute.
Town Crier: Prisons must take back seat to education
by Al Medeiros/For the Tracy Press
Jan 30, 2010 | 9 9 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
During this past week, I had the joy of getting the flu bug and spent a lot of time in bed. In between the coughing and usual achy fever, I spent most of my time sleeping or surfing the Web.
Your Voice: School library cuts won’t save anything
by Noeme Rock, Tracy
Feb 06, 2010 | 1 1 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Tracy Unified School District officials face a challenging task in deciding what programs and services to cut. I hope the top priority they consider is the impact on student achievement.
Your Voice: NIMBY attitude stunts solar growth
by K.L. Vosburg, Tracy
Feb 06, 2010 | 4 4 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
When will California take the lead in developing large solar power projects? That is the question once again being proposed as developments of large solar farms are facing opposition...
Your Voice: Tale of the Daylight Comet
by Mike Kaelin, Tracy
Feb 05, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Referring to “Twice-Told Tales — 100 years ago” in the Feb. 3 Tracy Press, which read: “a bright comet has been seen in the skies over Tracy.” My first thought was that it was the 1910 visit of Hal...
Our Voice: Don’t be helpless when it comes to school cuts
by the TP Editorial Board
Feb 03, 2010 | 7 7 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
If our children are our future, investing wisely does not seem to be our forte. Because when it comes to funding the next generation’s education, we’re falling behind.
Our Voice: A job well done by Birk
by the TP Editorial Board
Jan 16, 2010 | 1 1 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
For more than four decades, Brighter Christmas has been a unique and effective communitywide effort to provide support for families in need during the Christmas season.
Our Voice: It takes more than police to fight crime
by the TP Editorial Board
Jan 01, 2010 | 6 6 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
The first step to addressing a problem is admitting there is one. And Tracy has finally acknowledged that it has a problem with gangs.
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