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A welcome jest
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
EDITOR, The humor that Ron Swift injects into his weekly Fast Talk column in the Patterson Irrigator is greatly appreciated; life would be boring without humor.
Residents must stand against vandalism
EDITOR, I thought I would vent a little, as I have lived in Patterson for a majority of my life. I feel that most people in Patterson take pride in our town, despite what people feel it lacks. With...
Apr 18, 2013 | 4 4 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
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Kudos for new playground
EDITOR, My family and I visited the new playground at Frank Raines Park this weekend.
Mar 28, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Confusing school district boundaries
EDITOR, I just moved to the Diablo Grande Golf course area and was completely unaware of the ridiculous Newman-Crows Landing and Patterson Joint Unified school district boundaries.
Feb 28, 2013 | 2 2 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Drivers should be careful around kids
EDITOR, I have noticed that in my gated community, Reflections, that there have been too many people speeding around when children are playing.
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Public should have access to gang database
EDITOR, Stanislaus County has between 10,000 and 12,000 gang members, and more than 5,000 are documented.
Feb 28, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Contractor clarification
EDITOR, I am writing on behalf of the Stanislaus-Merced Building and Construction Trades Council regarding recent protests that were staged in Patterson by carpenters from Local 152.
Feb 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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English for all
Feb 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
EDITOR, I must respond to Kimberly Wilson’s comment in her letter (“No, I don’t speak Spanish,” Your Voice, Page 11, Feb. 7).
Bilingual is sometimes better
Feb 14, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
EDITOR, I agree with Kimberly Wilson in her letter that it isn’t fair she cannot get a job because she doesn’t speak Spanish (“No, I don’t speak Spanish,” Your Voice, Page 11, Feb. 7).
Yes, I do speak profits
Feb 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
EDITOR, This letter is in response to the letter regarding the issue of bilingualism (“No, I don’t speak Spanish,” Your Voice, Page 11, Feb. 7). First of all, I am amazed it is now 2013 and people ...
Jobs are scarce
Feb 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
EDITOR, In response to the “I don’t speak Spanish” complaint by Ms. Wilson, she is exaggerating and unfairly scapegoating Spanish-speaking and bilingual (English-Spanish) people for her lack of luc...
Bilingualism is good business
Feb 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
EDITOR, In response to Kimberly Wilson in her letter (“No, I don’t speak Spanish,” Your Voice, Page 11, Feb. 7): Though I do understand your frustration toward having to “bend over backwards and be...
Monolingual frustrations
Feb 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
EDITOR, I totally agree with the two women who cannot find jobs because they do not speak Spanish.
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