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University of the Pacific News

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4 hrs ago | The Record

Mexican American Hall of Fame adds new faces to honored list

When Nellie Zavala was in high school during the late 1940s, Latino migrant students possessing only limited English skills were commonly held back, she recalled.

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Related Topix: Lathrop, CA, San Joaquin, CA, San Joaquin County, CA

Wed Aug 20, 2008

hosted Edmonds Beacon/STPNS | Edmonds Beacon/STPNS

Trio in tight race for bench

Three candidates are vying for the position of Superior Court Judge, Position 6, in the upcoming primary election.

The non-partisan race is for the four-year position presently held by Richard Thorpe, who is retiring.

Hoping to replace him are Jim Johanson of Edmonds, George Appel of Marysville and Joe Wilson of Everett.

All three candidates graduated from prominent educational institutions.

Jim Johanson:  University of Puget Sound Law School, Juris Doctor, 1987; University of Washington, Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, 1982.

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Related Topix: Marysville, WA, University of Puget Sound, University of Washington, Gonzaga University, Seattle Metro

Mon Aug 18, 2008

SF Sentinel

Mayor Newsom Commissions Appointments and Reappointments - August 15 2008

Mayor Newsom announced today the following new appointments and reappointments to San Francisco's Commissions Planning Commission - " New Appointment Gwyneth J. Borden is presently a Manager with International ...

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Related Topix: Dickinson College

Sat Aug 16, 2008

The Modesto Bee

Stanislaus County unemployment sixth-worst in California

The Northern San Joaquin Valley's jobless rate continued to climb in July, when harvesting and construction typically boost employment.

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Related Topix: Stanislaus County, CA, San Joaquin, CA, Merced County, CA, California

Thu Aug 14, 2008

RecordNET

Hot dog stick a testament to stick-to-itiveness

Ray Westfall made a hot-dog stick, and it took him only six years and $80,000 of his own money to do it.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Inventions

Wed Aug 13, 2008

Nevada Appeal

Wilson, Waters to face off in general election for judgeship

Carson City attorney Jim Wilson and former district attorney Noel Waters will go head to head in the November general election for the First Judicial District Court Judge Dept.

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Related Topix: Lyon County, NV, Storey County, NV, Carson City, NV

Tue Aug 12, 2008

Monterey County Herald

CSUMB appoints interim dean of students

Monterey Bay has announced the appointment of Dr. Fred Edmonson to the position of interim dean of students.

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Mon Aug 11, 2008

RecordNET

Mayor candidate to speak to Latinos

Mayoral candidate Celeste Garamendi will meet with Latinos in Tracy on Thursday evening as part of her campaign to hear directly from residents in all parts of the city.

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Related Topix: Tracy, CA

Fri Aug 08, 2008

The Record

Underwood was pillar of arts in Stockton

The Stockton art world lost some of its luster Friday when Kathe Underwood died.

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Related Topix: Symphony, Arts, Stockton, CA, Opera

Wed Aug 06, 2008

Inside Bay Area

Body of missing teen found in river

The body of a Castro Valley teenager was recovered in the San Joaquin River on Tuesday afternoon near the location near where he was reported missing, according to the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office.

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Related Topix: Castro Valley, CA, San Joaquin County, CA, Tracy, CA, Dublin, CA

RecordNET

Cure worse than illness

If the county shutters San Joaquin General Hospital, it could end up costing taxpayers millions.

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Related Topix: Stockton, CA, Opinion

Mon Aug 04, 2008

RecordNET

Solutions take time, leaders say, but Black-Brown Summit was a good start

Many weekend hours were spent discussing the root causes of crime and incarceration among blacks and Latinos.

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Related Topix: Sacramento Metro, Sacramento, CA

Sat Aug 02, 2008

KXTV

Stockton Summit Seeks Answers to Minority Inmate Crisis

Nearly 70 percent of men and women in California prisons are either African American or Latino.

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Related Topix: California Government, California

Auburn Journal

21st Century Marriage

Get the Flash Player to see this player. On April 2, 2007 a Marriage Covenant between Joseph Patterson and Sharon Titong was emailed to friends and family from the Children's Refugee Camp in Thailand asking ...

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Related Topix: Wedding, Auburn, CA, August, CA

Fri Aug 01, 2008

News10.net

New Sidewalks Bring Bounce to Your Step

There's a very good reason some of Stockton's sidewalks provide a little bounce as you stroll -- they're made of rubber.

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Thu Jul 31, 2008

RecordNET

In search of a better way

An important, two-day conference starts Friday in Stockton. A group of national and local Black and Latino leaders will gather at the University of the Pacific Stockton to discuss crime as it affects our ...

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Related Topix: Stockton Metro, Stockton, CA, Opinion

Stockton Record

Pacific lecturer named as delegate

Arthur Phillip Murrillo, a University of the Pacific lecturer, has been elected a delegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

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Related Topix: Hillary Clinton, US Politics, US News, Denver, CO

Wed Jul 30, 2008

Associated Content

Stone Pillars at the University of the Pacific An Acoustic Treat

Stone Pillars at the University of the Pacific: An Acoustic Treat A brief description of a circular set of stone columns on the University of the Pacific campus in Stockton, California that have a unique ...

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Related Topix: Stockton, CA, Stockton Metro

RecordNET

Review: Pacific among nation's best

University of the Pacific was named one of the nation's 368 best institutions for undergraduate education Tuesday when Princeton Review released its annual book "The Best 368 Colleges." Princeton Review, a New ...

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Related Topix: Princeton Review Inc The, Education

Tue Jul 29, 2008

Pacifica Tribune

Plenty to Smile about

Dr. Sam Ahani and his wife, Dr. Sepi Yafi, his assistant. Pacificans who turn their television dial to KRON 4 on July 27 at 3:30 pm will discover that Sam Ahani, DDS of Pacifica's Shore ViewDental was recently ...

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Related Topix: San Mateo County, CA, South Lake Tahoe, CA, Daly City, CA, San Mateo, CA, San Francisco, CA

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