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Our vigilante past
While today’s criminal justice system can, at times, seem to favor the guilty and punish the innocent, all one needs to do to get the proper perspective is read the history page published every Saturday in the Journal.




A delicious heat wave
My 84-year old mother bent over the cookbook one day recently and read aloud to me as I wolfed down a chicken sandwich I'd made at lunchtime. The reading was a lesson in how to make a traditional — and very fine as it turned out — pork roast.




A shadow for debate
I’ll be the first to admit that I do my best to avoid national news, despite being absolutely fascinated by the intricate politicking that goes on in Washington.




Getting an education almost out of reach
I am a strong believer in going to college and getting a degree. It is essential to progress in a professional career and most companies require a bachelor’s degree at minimum. But with the increased tuition prices, it is making a bachelor’s degree almost unattainable let alone getting a master’s degree or a doctorate.




Water package is more litigation, less irrigation
Last week, the California Legislature passed a water package that many lawmakers are lauding as the solution to our state’s problems.  What this dysfunctional legislature really passed is three more layers of unneeded bureaucracy along with a bond that will not create a drop of water for at least 15 years — if at all.




A decision for change
Turlock voters made a statement on Tuesday: They want change. And change they will have, as it looks as if almost half of the Turlock Unified School District Board of Trustees will be replaced. There are 13,000 to 15,000 mail-in ballots that still have to be counted and could potential change the election results, but I doubt it. I must admit that I was a little shocked at the outcome of Tuesday’s TUSD board election. ...




‘Hard Candy Christmas’
The countdown has begun. There are only 51 days until Christmas. “Christmas,” you say, “How can that be? It seems like just last week I was sweltering in Indian summer heat.” I know what you mean. How can it possibly be time to bring out the holly and tinsel again when I haven’t even had time to put away my summer clothes? On top of the seemingly supersonic season changes, finding the extra money for ...




What would you do if...
I like to think of Turlock as a caring community. There are dozens of service clubs, places of worship and volunteers who give of their time and money all year long to make our town a little bit nicer place to live. But I’m sure that the majority of people living in Richmond, Calif. also thought they lived in a caring community — until last Saturday that is. The Contra Costa Times reported that up ...







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