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By B. Blake Levitt

Area Democrats were recently asked to endorse Chris Murphy for his upcoming bid for the U.S. Senate. Full disclosure—I am a lifelong Democrat, an ardent environmentalist, and v…

By Mike Ludwig

The former United States ambassador to France suggested “moving to retaliation” against France and the European Union (EU) in late 2007 to fight a French ban on Monsanto’s gene…

Tracy (California) residents will now have to pay every time they call 9-1-1 for a medical emergency.

But there are a couple of options. Residents can pay a $48 voluntary fee for the year which allo…

If a Single Household Loses $250,000, a Community Loses $3.3 Billion

As someone who lives in a rural community where everyone knows everyone else, I love to see people and communities prosper. In m…