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City devalues life guards
The City of Turlock should be ashamed.  Not only did they change a written employee contract, but they have devalued the importance of life guards.  In order to qualify as a life guard, one must be a strong swimmer and certified — at a cost of about $250 plus a lot of class time, annually.  Not just anyone qualifies.  Their responsibilities include water ...




Milk talk: Another fair season comes to an end
Dear friends, we have survived another fair.  We finished the Stanislaus Fair on July 25 and on July 28, we went to the State Fair.  The State Fair finished Aug. 1. Two weeks in a row of fair is very tiring but extremely rewarding.  The California Milk Advisory Board did it again.  They made sure that there was plenty ...




The easy life of crime
I just need to know WHY? We all know Turlock has a large number of car thefts. Why is that?  I ask this because we had three cars stolen one day and a trailer we had been using that belonged to a friend a different day from my son’s house. He caught people robbing his house — two different times.My husband ...




Time to put ethics back into city council
The recall movement is alive and well in Hughson. After successfully obtaining the necessary signatures to be able to place the recall on a ballot, I can say that we are on our way in our campaign efforts to put some ethics and order back into our City Council.I am so proud of the six candidates who have stepped ...




The law needs to better protect abused women
This is a question that I always wanted the police to answer: Why does the law in our time and age let battered women’s incidents get as far as a death?You would think they would know by now this is something you would have to take care of right away, as far as someone not abiding by the law. ...




Integrity needed on Hughson council
Hughson faces a recall election on Aug. 24 because three of its City Council members have refused to follow the recommendations of the Stanislaus Civil Grand Jury and resign from office.The grand jury concluded that they broke several laws, that their conduct was unacceptable, and their continued presence did not serve the best interests of Hughson.




The absence of reason
 Say, what!?!?!!  Should Turlock say “Yea” or “Nay” to those council members who just voted to deny the right of their fellow members to abstain from a vote?  I suppose it depends on how one views decision making.  Let’s look at decision making at a personal level.  In every election, I am faced with choices between minor candidates whose character I have no ...




The bright possibilities for Turlock
Dear Editor,




I love America, but not Palin
My congratulations to Journal reporter Alex Cantatore on a fine article on Sara Palin's visit. It achieved its goal of raising badly needed revenue. I did find Mr. Rob Veneman's comments very interesting. I am in my 70s and have loved this country and found it exceptional most likely longer than Mr.Veneman. I cannot be counted, however, as a lover of Sara Palin. Mr. ...




It’s time for a new city council
Dear Editor, Since the primaries have ended and now voters in four and half months will be selecting a Mayor and two Turlock City Council members, it is informative to evaluate the work of the council in Turlock. 1. The bus system has been changed from a hub downtown to a new hub at Hawkeye Avenue and Dels Lane. The first hub and routes used to ...




Howze decides which kids are worthy of safe recreation
Turlock City Councilman Ted Howze has struck again! He proposes cutting all summer swim programs at the Turlock High and Pitman High schools. He calls the current programs “the biggest money loser in the entire recreation department.” He also disagreed with Councilwoman Mary Jackson that these pools afforded children a safe place to swim and recreate during our 105 degree summers. He wishes to “force” everybody to use Columbia Pool. This means ...




Children of Turlock deserve a safe place to swim
Thank you Turlock City Council for allowing two more weeks to hopefully get the community to rally around keeping at least one more pool open for recreation swimming.







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