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Town Crier: California, the business breaker
Our state has distinguished itself by becoming, if not the worst, then one of the worst enemies of business.
Nov 17, 2009 | 4 4 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Their Voices: Invest in veterans — invest in the future
This Veterans Day, people all over the nation will celebrate the courage and sacrifice of the men and women who have bravely served our country in uniform.
Nov 10, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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His Voice: Make bailouts a two-way street
I can’t figure out when we all agreed to pay out huge sums of money to “bail out” banks so they wouldn’t go bankrupt.
Nov 07, 2009 | 36 36 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Town Crier: What socialism is — and what it isn't
Is it true that the United States is becoming a socialist country?
Nov 06, 2009 | 75 75 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Living Green: The three R’s
To be good caretakers of our planet, we need to be successful in all three R’s of living green: reduce, reuse and recycle.
Nov 03, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Her Voice: Time to rethink and reimagine health care reform
We need to discuss national health care, instead of quoting conventional wisdom engineered by vested interests to keep us from thinking and questioning.
Nov 03, 2009 | 2 2 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Her Voice: Race at crux of marriage license case
by Samina Masood
Oct 28, 2009 | 3 3 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Is it a justice’s prerogative to deny a couple a marriage license based on his personal belief that whites should not marry blacks?
Second Thoughts: Safety is more than just statistics
by Jon Mendelson
Oct 23, 2009 | 19 19 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Is Tracy safe? It’s a question many have asked in the wake of a torture victim’s escape, a deadly kidnapping and a robbery-turned-homicide.
Living Green: No need to fear the compost pile
by Christina Frankel
Oct 21, 2009 | 4 4 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
I am a very absent-minded composter, and yet, with all my negligence, I still manage to make good compost.
Her Voice: Why we’re afraid of the night
by Alex Kielhurn
Oct 21, 2009 | 27 27 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
We have tennis courts open to the public, green fields for the kids to run and play, and a threat to our lives after dark.
Snapshots: Tracy High band marches through adversity
by Glenn Moore
Oct 17, 2009 | 1 1 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
For years, the band practiced for parades with a quick march down a quiet stretch of Franklin Street, but no more.
Town Crier: Finding success in all the right places
by Dave Hardesty/ For the Tracy Press
Oct 13, 2009 | 1 1 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
True success isn't about how much money you make, but finding fulfillment in what you do.
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