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5 hrs ago | RecordNET

Ross one of 4 vying for SUSD board seat

Backed by a former mayor and a former Stockton Unified superintendent, Bill Ross is pushing to return to the school district's board as the replacement for the late Sara Cazares, who upended his re-election bid in 2010.

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Related Topix: Education Etc.

Tue May 21, 2013

The Modesto Bee

Break in Iowa case leads to a Stanislaus donation

The department's legal secretary wanted to know how to contact to the Carole Sund-Carrington Memorial Reward Foundation, which provided rewards in missing persons cases from shortly after the Yosemite tourists' murders in 1999 until founders Francis and Carol Carrington decided to dissolve the organization in 2009.

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Related Topix: Iowa, Prison

CBS Local

UOP Graduate Defies Odds, Ready To Give Back To Stockton

A UOP graduate never thought she'd get her degree. She went from being homeless to graduating, despite money and medical setbacks.

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Related Topix: Stockton, CA

Mon May 20, 2013

RecordNET

Briefs -- Published May 20, 2013

San Joaquin Bike Fest, a fundraiser for the Emergency Food Bank of Stockton/San Joaquin, will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 15 at University of the Pacific.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Stockton, CA, Manteca, CA, Tracy, CA

RecordNET

Against all odds

How do you figure yourself out when you're the 14th of 14 children? Or you became a teen mom as the victim of sexual assault? Or you've spent a lifetime deferring what you want so you can care for others? Gwendolyn Primous is 50 and feels as if her life is about to begin.

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Related Topix: Stockton, CA, Spelman College

RecordNET

Crime-fighting debate organizers hoping for clarity

Anybody still scratching their head over the differences between two competing crime-fighting strategies for Stockton may gain some clarity Wednesday evening.

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Related Topix: Prison, Stockton, CA

Sat May 18, 2013

Davis Enterprise

Local authors to speak at writing conference

Six local authors will take part in a three-day creative writing conference at the University of the Pacific's main campus in Stockton June 14-16. There is an optional weeklong class/workshop follow-up for writers from 6 to 9:30 p.m. June 17-20. The interactive workshops and presentations will cover all aspects and genres of creative writing, from ... (more)

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Related Topix: Davis, CA, UC Davis, Louisiana State University

RecordNET

Activist remembered for smile, heart

When they gather Sunday to remember Daniel Corona, friends and colleagues will bring their own favorite stories or memories of time spent with the 48-year-old, who died suddenly on April 13.

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Related Topix: HIV/AIDS, Health, Modesto, CA, Stockton, CA

RecordNET

Jobless rate drops to low last hit in '08

San Joaquin County's unemployment rate dropped to 12.9 percent in April, the lowest monthly jobless rate posted by the region since the global financial collapse more than four years ago, state officials reported Friday.

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Related Topix: San Joaquin County, CA, 9

Fri May 17, 2013

RecordNET

Residents offer their own assessments of city

Before Mayor Anthony Silva's first State of the City address, before he praised and criticized the city he represents, before he put on the mask, members of Thursday's lunch crowd offered their own assessment of Stockton.

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Related Topix: Stockton, CA

Thu May 16, 2013

RecordNET

Successful 'Marriage' worth the work

Jordan Shanahan never has sung this role. Rachel Schutz rarely has had to sing so much.

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

The Modesto Bee

Beyer High graduate brings history to (his) life

If you attended Beyer High School in the mid- to late 1980s, you probably knew — or knew of — Brian Scott Pfeifle.

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Related Topix: Empire, CA, Modesto, CA, Canada,

Wed May 15, 2013

The Modesto Bee

Governor cautious with budget revise, but valley schools expect boost

Gov. Jerry Brown, dismissive of a surge in state tax revenue that stirred optimism at the Capitol, moved Tuesday to blunt appeals for increased spending, downgrading his budget proposal from January.

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Related Topix: Jerry Brown, US Governors, Education Etc., Ceres, CA, US News

Tue May 14, 2013

RecordNET

Letters -- Published May 14, 2013

Record Editor Mike Klocke's April 28 column, "Our premier event must stay downtown," demonstrates his unfamiliarity with the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds and his prejudice against south Stockton.

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Related Topix: Stockton, CA, Life, Food, Food Festival, Tracy, CA, Opinion

RecordNET

Thumbs -- Published May 14, 2013

The 80 are this year's Pinnacle Award winners, representing the top 1 percent of the area's senior class.

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Related Topix: San Joaquin County, CA, Stockton, CA, US News, Opinion

RecordNET

School's first grads tough it out

With his characteristic bombast, Principal Michael Hall stood before a group of freshmen in the new Stockton Early College Academy nearly four years ago and issued a guarantee that sounded almost like a threat.

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Related Topix: UC Davis, UC Los Angeles, Davis, CA, California

RecordNET

Two named Pacific regents

Ron Redmond served as a Pacific regent from 2004 to 2012, then took a year off as required by the board's bylaws.

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Related Topix: Berkeley, CA

The Modesto Bee

Someone's poisoning Modesto, Ceres cats

Title: Local columnist Coverage areas: People, issues, the community Bio: Jeff Jardine joined The Bee's staff in 1988 after a decade at the Stockton Record.

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Related Topix: Modesto, CA, Ceres, CA, Train Disaster

Sat May 11, 2013

RecordNET

Reaching their full potential

Yael Castillo slipped on a prosthetic arm the other day and flexed the device's two prongs to pick up tennis balls and toss them into a bucket, to lift a can of soda and drink from it, even to grasp a pen and sign his name.

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Related Topix: Education Etc.

RecordNET

Visitors bureau makes its move

One of the oldest buildings in Stockton, and long vacant, is coming back to life as a hub for Stockton-area visitors.

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Related Topix: Stockton, CA, Drink, Wine, San Joaquin County, CA