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Remembering President Jimmy Carter’s visit to Merced College
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The Merced College gymnasium was packed when then President Jimmy Carter visited Merced in 1980.
On the Fourth of July in 1980, in the middle of a presidential campaign and beneath the cloud of the Iran hostage crisis, politics were put to the side—mostly—on a historic day in Merced.
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Drake Milligan rocks, tractor pulling roars and temps rise as 114th Stanislaus County Fair starts
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StanCoFair influencers Jocelyn McKay and Kristina Cornejo and their kids enjoy the opening day of the fair (CANDY PADILLA/The Journal).
A recurring theme at the opening night of the 2025 Stanislaus County Fair in Turlock — the 107th edition of the annual event — was the heat. Sure, it's not 108 degrees like last year, but 102 on Friday afternoon wasn't too far off.
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