Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Four-buck fuel makes bikes an inexpensive alternative for some commuters

As gas prices have shot up, so has interest in two-wheel transportation, say Northern San Joaquin Valley bicycle shop owners.

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State investigating three Stanislaus County supervisors

A state watchdog agency is investigating whether three members of the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors violated the law when they cast votes supporting farmland mitigation last year.

Modesto council boosts its own pay

Modesto City Council members voted themselves a pay raise Tuesday, but several of them said they don't plan to take the extra salary.

Injured air show pilot recovering fast, wife says

Rob Harrison and wife Susan Newman-Harrison at the Cable Airshow in Upland, Calif., on January 12, 2008. Harrison is recovering from injuries following a plane crash at Modesto Airport on May 10.

Even from his hospital bed, stunt pilot Rob Harrison is thinking about the children who watched him perform Saturday in an air show where he crashed.

Modesto Nuts

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Hits do not become runs in Nuts' loss

2008 Modesto Nuts — Michael Paulk, First base (Banks and Co. Photography)

One of the knocks -- no pun intended -- on the Modesto Nuts is that they don't consistently hit the baseball.

A SPECIAL REPORT

Too many new houses. Too many investors. Too many exotic loans. The lethal mix caused the Northern San Joaquin Valley housing market to soar, then crash into a painful collage of foreclosures, unsold homes and financial woes. Read the in-depth report at www.modbee.com/reports/realestate/



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