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Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Poizner touted tax cuts and regulatory reforms as a path to economic stability for the state in a Friday visit to the Modesto Chamber of Commerce.
Obama used the cyberworld to generate support across the country, to advance his public appearances and rallies and to get his message out. He used it to recruit and motivate younger voters who get the majority of their information online. Perhaps most significantly, he used it to raise money.
Forget the usual election-year promises to shrink class sizes and increase teacher salaries. They wouldn't reflect reality this fall.
Over the decades, the Modesto Irrigation District has done a very good job seeing that farmers get the water they need and that residents of Modesto, Salida and other areas receive electricity with few interruptions and at relatively low cost.
Given the many issues facing the Modesto City Schools, it's a wonder anyone would want to serve on its governing board. But there are nine candidates for four seats, including all four incumbents, on the Nov. 3 ballot.
The Nov. 3 election is historic for Modesto in that it will be the city's first experience of electing council members by geographic district. Half of the voters get to participate this year; the other half will elect their council members in 2011. Who are our choices for this year's new councilmembers?
Two incumbents want to continue progress made at the Riverbank Unified School District and two challengers seek to bring new voices for education to the November school board election. The four candidates are vying for three open seats on the district's board of trustees.
Almost a year after a book-banning controversy erupted, seven candidates are vying for two seats on the Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District Board of Education.
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