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Coming up next: Pre-Crime Police Units

So you have no problem with government data mining. Just be careful what you do. Don’t use a credit card to rent a Ryder or U-Haul truck. Don’t use a store card that can track your purchases, especially if you are buying a lot of fertilizer for a big garden project. Avoid buying any book on line or in a brick-and-mortar store – unless you pay cash – that criticizes the government-corporate establishment. If ... Read More
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Posted: jun. 18, 2013 10:39 p.m.



Take time to reminisce this Father's Day

The Turlock Journal is focusing on "memories of dad" for this Father's Day edition, and it has prompted quite a few paternal flashbacks for me. My father passed away from a sudden heart attack in March 2000, but he lives on in my memory. There are many memories that bring a smile to my face when I think of my dad, Jack Gilbert Stout. For one, he loved jazz. He loved jazz music ... Read More
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Posted: jun. 14, 2013 9:21 p.m.


Fracking vote jolts political alignments in Sacramento

Did you feel the earth shift earlier this month? In a vote that received inconsequential coverage compared to the massive political aftershocks it could trigger, the California Assembly voted 37 to 24 to reject a ban on oil and natural gas hydraulic fracking. A dozen Democrats joined 25 Republicans in essentially handing the Sierra Club something it isn’t used to in Sacramento — a defeat. And to show that the next Peripheral Canal-style issue ... Read More
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Posted: jun. 11, 2013 8:32 p.m.


Farmers' Market: Delicious memory boost

It’s safe to say that virtually anyone nowadays wouldn’t mind gaining an edge in sharpening memory skills. Besides the obvious usefulness of a keen memory in remembering where you placed the car keys or trying to recall your day's busy agenda, years worth of knowledge and experiences captured in your own personalized storybook is always comforting to draw back on. Most of us are quite familiar with the traditional methods of honing memory ... Read More
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Posted: jun. 11, 2013 8:31 p.m.


Don't ban dreams

Imagine being a 5 year old. Now, imagine that you are a 5 year old who loves soccer. You live for soccer. You eat, breath, drink, everything and anything that has to do with soccer. Before going to bed you can hear the roars of 100,000 fans cheering you on at the World Cup because you just scored the winning goal in the last 4 seconds of the game. You wake up early every ... Read More
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Posted: jun. 06, 2013 5:19 p.m.


Twin Tunnels won't quench SoCal's thirst

Let the distortions begin. Now that a $24.54 billion price tag has been attached to the Twin Tunnels the folks behind the plan are touting it as a way to substantially increase reliable water supplies for Southern California, the Bay Area, and corporate farms. Nice try. The investment won’t increase reliable water supplies for 25 million Californians. There are two reasons — Mother Nature and population growth. We are in the middle of a ... Read More
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Posted: jun. 04, 2013 11:29 p.m.


A whole new world

I am guilty. Lock me up. Take my sideways photographs and ship me off to Siberia. Okay, maybe not Siberia. I couldn't handle the cold. But jokes aside, I truly am guilty of what I consider a horrendous crime. No, it’s not something you’ll read in next week's crime report. It is however, pretty saddening to say the least.    So what’s the crime?   ... Read More
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Posted: may. 31, 2013 10:38 p.m.


Graduates: You have not arrived

Students graduating from college this year overestimate their chances of getting well-paying, full-time jobs in their field of study, according to the results of a new survey by Accenture that compared their views with those of recent graduates. Read More
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Posted: may. 31, 2013 10:38 p.m.


Apple isn’t rotten, but the American taxing system is

Why does Uncle Sam insist on subsidizing rich people? Instead of Congress beating up Apple for following the tax code that Congress created, they might want to answer that question. A lot of patting on the back took place in Washington, D.C., last week when Telsa said they were paying off the $452.4 million federal taxpayer loan that they received. Boosters of big government are crowing that this proves their theory that the right ... Read More
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Posted: may. 28, 2013 9:25 p.m.


7,000 crosses turn park into hallowed ground

God and country. The mere mention of the two words together – or even separately – in some corners of our society will get the eyes rolling and cynicism flowing. If Mike Dillman has anything to say about it, that won’t happen here. Dillman is pastor of The Place of Refuge in Manteca. He is also a Vietnam War veteran. He also believes in America. He’s a die-in-the-wool, true blue American who is proud ... Read More
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Posted: may. 24, 2013 5:15 p.m.


IRS is turning into thought police

Lie to the federal government and you’d better get you affairs in order. Ask Martha Stewart. But if the government lies to you, oh well. The protected status of government lies is being showcased by the liars in the Internal Revenue Service. It is bad enough they want you to believe targeting specific groups wasn’t politically motivated just because some high ranking party official didn’t sic the IRS henchmen on ... Read More
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Posted: may. 21, 2013 11:32 p.m.
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