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Freeing fish enables kids to see circle of river life

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CLEMENTS – Jenny Lind Elementary School first-grader Wyatt Moore peeked through the eye-hole of a plastic fish viewer and took a final glance at a salmon fry he has helped raise since it was an egg as part of a classroom project.

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Trial opens for man accused of slaying daughter’s ex-lover

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STOCKTON — A Stockton man went on trial today charged with stalking his daughter’s ex-lover and murdering him three years ago over a rebuffed marriage proposal.

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Former Galt City Councilman Jeff Bryant dies

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Jeff Bryant, who served only seven months on the Galt City Council in the late 1990s but was instrumental in the council’s slow-growth policy, died Feb. 15 in Equatorial Guinea, Africa.

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Lodi Unified School District rocked by threat of four schools closing

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A day after learning that four of their schools had landed on a list of the lowest-performing in California, Lodi Unified School District officials were weighing options and delivering the news to faculty.

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Lodi pastor Leo Duncan to celebrate his 80th birthday by jumping out of plane

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An associate pastor at Lodi’s Westside Assembly will celebrate his 80th birthday in a big way — by jumping 14,000 feet from an airplane at the Parachute Center south of Jahant Road in Acampo.

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Regional Roundup

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Lodi resident Dave Christy tried to file a new version of an initiative petition that would require the city to sell the Lodi Electric Utility.

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Acampo man sentenced to 80 years to life in prison for torturing girlfriend

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Despite his requests for a new attorney and new trial, an Acampo man was sentenced Tuesday to 80 years to life in prison for the torture and imprisonment of his girlfriend.

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Principal’s decision to allow Galt High seniors to go off campus for lunch is under review

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Galt High School Principal Charles Howell’s recent decision to allow seniors to walk off campus for lunch beginning this fall may be challenged. According to Superintendent Daisy Lee, school board trustees requested more information on the district’s liability in November, but it had not been made available when Howell publicly announced his decision.

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Toddler strangled by cord in tragic accident

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STOCKTON – Shatrice and Andrew Chan turned their attention away from their children only for a moment. That’s when the unimaginable happened in their living room.

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Former Galt City Councilman Jeff Bryant dies

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Jeff Bryant, who served only seven months on the Galt City Council in the late 1990s but was instrumental in the council’s slow-growth policy, died Feb. 15 in Equatorial Guinea, Africa.

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