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Lots to report this month. I was invited by the San Joaquin Medical Society to shadow two physicians in the Stockton area for half a day each.

Thursday, 01 April 2010 14:30

Amgen brings more than civic pride to Modesto

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There will be much more at stake than civic pride when the Amgen “Tour of California” bicycle race rolls into Modesto on May 19.

“Our downtown (business) corridor really benefits, as do some of our outlying businesses, especially restaurants and hotels,” said Andy Johnson of the Modesto Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Department. “Amgen brings as much as $10 million in revenue to its host cities. We plan to apply for it (host-city status) every year, as long as the community continues to support it.”

Ideas were flying furiously at Pacific’s latest “Beyond Our Gates” fact-finding session.

Anthony Butera wants to inject a healthy dose of Christian values, more specifically, Catholic Christian values, into the business world.

Wednesday, 30 December 2009 14:15

Pacific president seeks closer ties with Stockton

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Pacific President Pamela A. Eibeck wants to strengthen the bonds between the university and Stockton.

A world without Bette Belle Smith is difficult to fathom.

Thursday, 29 October 2009 13:54

NASA: R&D for the American spirit

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Even in the best of times, it’s a hard sell – spending billions and billions and billions to develop and refine the technologies needed to explore outer space.

OK. I’ll admit it. I’m one of those Americans extremely dissatisfied with my health care coverage.

Not that I’m a natural rabble-rouser or anything like that.
Thursday, 03 September 2009 16:42

Some dreams do come true

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America draws its strength from people like Jose Hernandez.

That Hernandez, one of four children in a migrant family from Mexico, would become an accomplished engineer and astronaut is nothing short of a spectacular achievement.

Thursday, 30 July 2009 13:45

Changes with you in mind

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With this issue, you will find new features in both the print and online editions of The Central Valley Business Journal.

In case you skipped ahead to this column, for which, of course, I am eternally grateful (I’ve always known that our readers have impeccable taste); head on back to Pages 4 and 5 – BUT NOT YET – to check out The Journal Roundtable and Sound Off!

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