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Columnists: Mark Vasche
Vasché: 'The Bee recommends': How we determine endorsements

Back in June, we issued a call for men and women of character, competence, commitment and courage to step forward and run for public office.

Vasche: Be civil or we'll have to put your letter in the round file

We received a letter the other day that offered yet another sad example of the slow but steady coarsening of our culture.

Just show us the money: The ball is in Cardoza's court

Steny Hoyer said he came to the San Joaquin Valley this week to get a firsthand look at one of the hardest hit areas in the nation.

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Vasché: A troll is a troll is a troll is a troll
Vasché: How do we love thee, fathers? Let me count the ways
Vasché: The Bee's political agenda: Not liberal, not conservative
Vasché: In search of the overarching issue
The things you learn hawking papers at Modesto's 5 Points
Vasché: A boy whose life was turned around by The Salvation Army
America is a great nation -- but we must keep working at it
Vasché: Journalist of Year exemplifies what reporting news is about
Vasché: Does nation's optimism live here?
Vasché: Not going to take it? Fine, but no need to get rude about it
Vasché: To paraphrase Elvis Costello: Don't bury us, we're not dead yet
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