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His Voice: Don't bail out public employees with Measure E
by Tim Michael Case / For the Tracy Press
Aug 27, 2010 | 108 108 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
There are plenty of ways the city can save money without burdening taxpayers.
Tilted Windmills: The skinny on fat
by Mike McLellan / For the Tracy Press
Aug 20, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
It is time to share my theory of “Finite Adipose Tissue.” This is also called the F.A.T. hypothesis. It is very simple: There is a limited and static amount of fat in the world. If someone loses a...
Tilted Windmills: Americans have talent
by Mike McLellan / For the Tracy Press
Aug 13, 2010 | 2 2 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
Watching “America’s Got Talent” raises the question: Does the whole nation have a talent or talents, or do individual Americans have talents? I assume the apostrophe denotes a conjunction of “has”...

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Your Voice: Stay sober for summer-ending celebration
by Lori Martin, Tracy
Sep 01, 2010 | 7 7 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
Don't have your holiday end in jail or the hospital — designate a sober driver.
Your Voice: City leaders should abide spirit, letter of law
by Jim and Anita Edwards, Banta
Aug 27, 2010 | 24 24 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
EDITOR, We do not reside in the city limits of Tracy, but we do have bested interest in the city and are concerned how the city is governed. Quoting Larry Hite (“Political sign season heats up,” ...
Your Voice: Don’t follow extremists in return to the past
by Mickey McGuire, Tracy
Aug 27, 2010 | 49 49 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
EDITOR, Frank Aquila, president of the South San Joaquin Republicans, has written several letters in recent months to valley newspapers about Rep. Jerry McNerney. Recently he wrote, “… The unempl...

editorials

Our Voice: Sales tax no surefire sell
by Press Editorial Board
Aug 13, 2010 | 28 28 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
The city must make an airtight case that passing a sales tax is the best way to ensure Tracy remains more than a bargain-basement city.
Our Voice: Tracy — 100 years young
by Press Editorial Board
Jul 23, 2010 | 2 2 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
In many ways, Tracy is still trying to find itself as the city celebrates the 100th anniversary of its incorporation.
Our Voice: Tracy — 100 years young
by the Press Editorial Board
Jul 23, 2010 | 2 2 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
It might be strange to call a town celebrating the 100th anniversary of its incorporation young, but in many ways, the city of Tracy is very much an adolescent.
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