Friday, October 02, 2009 - Posts

• 5 - Year Old Boy - Kills 800-Pound Alligator (Pic)

  At only five years old, Simon Hughes already knows how to use a gun. His early trainning paided off recently, when an 800-pound alligator took some bait at a nearby marsh. Soon, Simon was face-to-face with one big alligator. Read More posted Friday, October 02, 2009 9:08 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Sonoma – Ban plastic Bottles?

  Sonoma – Ban plastic Bottles ?   County workers could be banned from buying plastic water bottles.   The idea is to save money – and help the environment.   See it – Link it:   Santa Rosa Press Democrat article Read More posted Friday, October 02, 2009 9:03 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Recession Buster – Spend more..

  Recession Buster – Spend more..   Well.. Like it or not some believe the only sure way to end the recession is for you and me to start spending more.    A lot more.   See it – Link it:   Bakersfield Californian articl Read More posted Friday, October 02, 2009 9:03 PM by godogs | 1 Comments

• California - Diesel Emissions Down?

  California - Diesel Emissions Down?   .... Maybe not here in the valley, but apparently they are down at the ports in the LA area.   Los Angeles and Long Beach are ports - are phasing out older diesel cargo trucks.   And that’s paying Read More posted Friday, October 02, 2009 9:02 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• California - Supreme Court – Transit Ruling

  California - Supreme Court – Transit Ruling   The state’s high court – says the state has to keep its hands off of billions of dollars in transit funds that are earmarked for local communities across the state.   That’s good news for folks Read More posted Friday, October 02, 2009 9:01 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• California - Flu – Overflow…

  California - Flu – Overflow…   A new report says, hospitals here in California could overflow with flu patients if the swine flu (H1N1) continues to spread.   (The same scenario is predicted in over a dozen other state’s too)   See Read More posted Friday, October 02, 2009 9:01 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Enrollment Up - Fresno Pacific

  Enrollment Up - Fresno Pacific   New figures show enrollment is up about 11 percent at Fresno Pacific University.   Enrollment is up 272 students this fall.   See it – Link it:   Fresno Bee article Read More posted Friday, October 02, 2009 9:00 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Merced - Council Candidates

  Merced - Council Candidates   They’ve got  eight candidates running for the Merced City Council.   That’s a lot of candidates – facing a lot of issues.   This week – voters got a glimpse of how the candidates stand on some key Read More posted Friday, October 02, 2009 8:59 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• California - ACORN – Investigation

  California - ACORN – Investigation   Attorney General Jerry Brown plans to start an investigation into ACORN and the video tapes that show ACORN in a bad light.   See it – Link it:   LA Times article   Read More posted Friday, October 02, 2009 8:59 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Lodi - Prayer – Update

  Lodi - Prayer – Update   This week the council voted to keep prayers or invocations part of their regular sessions.   But, now those prayers can cover just about anything.   See it – link it:   Lodi News-Sentinel Read More posted Friday, October 02, 2009 8:58 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• California – Special Session - Meg Whitman

  California – Special Session - Meg Whitman   Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman wants the governor to call a special session – to deal with the valley’s growing drought conditions.   She calls it a humanitarian crisis.   Read More posted Friday, October 02, 2009 8:11 PM by godogs | 0 Comments