TURLOCK — The City Council on Tuesday evening will consider a $20 million list of projects, ranging from a controversial contribution to a high school stadium and to a water park just about everyone agrees is needed.

Beginning Monday, the Stanislaus County Superior Court's traffic division will stay open an extra two hours, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Cal State Stanislaus women's tennis team is ranked No. 3 in the West Region and 17th in the country in the first Intercollegiate Tennis Association poll of the season, released Friday. The Warriors are the highest nationally ranked team in the California Collegiate Athletic Association. Stanislaus sits in the West behind national powers BYU-Hawaii and Hawaii Pacific. Individually, Vanesa Reibstein debuts at No. 18 with Verena Preikschas at No. 23 among all NCAA Division II student-athletes. The duo is the fifth-ranked doubles team in the country. They'll be in action again at next weekend's Northridge Tournament.

My father always taught me that when making comparisons you must get all the facts and make sure you are comparing apples to apples. In its editorial "MJC faces dilemma over insurance costs" (Oct. 30, Page A-10), The Bee exaggerates the community college district's generosity when it comes to paying for employee health care.