Stanislaus County’s bumpiest roads soon will become a little smoother thanks to more than $26 million in federal stimulus money.

NAME: Eusebio Hernandez Silva

When University of Oregon starting quarterback Jeremiah Masoli was suspended on Friday after pleading guilty to second-degree burglary, football fans in the Stanislaus District had but one question: What does this mean for Hilmar High School graduate Nate Costa?

Of all the lunacies brought about by the No Child Left Behind Act, from expectations that all schools' test scores will be above average to the policies that base school proficiency on standardized test scores for which children are not held responsible, the saddest and dumbest has to do with school site staff. Fire the principal and get rid of the teachers? Ridiculous! It's like blaming crime on the local cops.