Archive By Section - Editorial

Mega-billion dollar boondoggle named the Twin Tunnels

The emperor has no clothes.

August 29, 2014 | BY DENNIS WYATT Turlock Journal | Editorial

It's Ok for greenies to kill Bambi

Look up in the sky. It's a bird. It's a plane. No, it's...

August 23, 2014 | BY DENNIS WYATT Turlock Journal | Editorial

Time to bring real reform to VA

Getting in the room to see the doctor is the hardest part. That is what I hear most often from the tens of thousands of Central Valley veterans. Long wait times for appointments and lengthy commutes prevent them from accessing the care that they have earned through their service. In Turlock, a veteran looking for specialty care faces a 90 mile journey to the nearest full service Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Palo Alto. This trip is especially difficult for elderly veterans or those with limited financial resources.

August 21, 2014 | BY CONGRESSMAN JEFF DENHAM | Editorial

Ryan White: A legacy of hope

The older I get the more I think about what I will leave behind when my days here on Earth are done.

August 19, 2014 | Kristina Hacker | Editorial

Our deadly avoiding death health strategy

Two thirds of the world is worried about staying alive.

August 15, 2014 | BY DENNIS WYATT Turlock Journal | Editorial

Dress codes and the fall of civilization

The good old days.

August 05, 2014 | BY DENNIS WYATT Turlock Journal | Editorial

My mom would be a felon in today's world

It is now a crime in America to let a 7-year-old boy walk a half mile by himself to the park.

August 01, 2014 | BY DENNIS WYATT Turlock Journal | Editorial

Stanislaus unkind to the unprepared

He trudged out of the water, his shirt soaked and pulled tight around his skin, glasses and hat hanging from head. He towed a pathetic pink raft behind him, completing the look of a man who had been beaten and embarrassed by the elements.

July 29, 2014 | BY JAMES BURNS Turlock Journal | Editorial

King George would be proud

Tax them for they have sinned.

July 12, 2014 | BY DENNIS WYATT Turlock Journal | Editorial

Chevron gives 16.5 times less to charity than customers

I went to pay for $10 worth of merchandise with my debit card.

July 08, 2014 | BY DENNIS WYATT Turlock Journal | Editorial

The road to victory is long, the road to good government is even longer

This is a remarkable time to be the Mayor in the City of Turlock. It has been observed that the passage of time is what keeps things from happening all at once. We often fail to appreciate how incremental accomplishments, large and small, form a mosaic representing substantial momentum and achievements for Turlock and Stanislaus County.

July 03, 2014 | BY TURLOCK MAYOR JOHN LAZAR | Editorial

Want to find out about yourself and California? Go take a hike

It was 40 degrees Thursday. I had been hiking for six hours. The sun had been up over the Great Basin for perhaps three hours.

July 01, 2014 | BY DENNIS WYATT Turlock Journal | Editorial

Seize the day: Visit a park

This is the time of year to get outdoors and observe Mother Nature in all her glory. With a simple field guide to trees or birds and a Sunday afternoon trip to a local park, you can play amateur scientist and immerse yourself in forces larger than those we humans create.

June 27, 2014 | BY DR. E. KIRSTEN PETERS | Editorial