Tuesday, August 11, 2009 - Posts

• School Officials - Face Jail - Meal-time prayer

  Hard to believe... but apparently this is true. A principal and an athletic director are facing criminal charges for a saying a prayer over lunch. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against Pace High School in Santa Read More posted Tuesday, August 11, 2009 11:48 PM by godogs | 2 Comments Attachment(s): pace high school.gif

• Disney Performer Dies - Accident - Jack Sparrow

  Disney Performer Dies - Accident 47-year-old Mark Priest was sword-fighting in Captain Jack Sparrow's Pirate Tutorial when he slipped and hit his head on a wall. A Disney spokeswoman said the company had no idea his injuries were life-threatening. Read More posted Tuesday, August 11, 2009 11:42 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Google's "Caffeine" What is it?

  Google's "Caffeine" What is it? Here's what Google says: "For the last several months .. Googlers have been working on a secret project ... a next-generation ... for Google's web search," So, what does it mean for you? Maybe - better speed Read More posted Tuesday, August 11, 2009 8:51 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Outspoken Christian - New Head National Institutes of Health

  Outspoken Christian - New Head National Institutes of Health Geneticist Francis S. Collins is the new director of the National Institutes of Health. (He lead the Human Genome Project) The NIH is the world’s largest biomedical organization Read More posted Tuesday, August 11, 2009 8:43 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• ZAP - Electric Vehicles

  ZAP - Electric Vehicles   Santa Rosa based ZAP  (they make electric vehicles)  – just got a jolt – of cash.   ZAP has secured up to $25 million in new financing.   See it – Link it:   Sacramento Bee article Read More posted Tuesday, August 11, 2009 8:40 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Tejon Ranch – 2nd Quarter report

  Tejon Ranch – 2nd Quarter report   Tejon Ranch Co. has posted a $1.5 million loss for the second quarter.   (Tejon Ranch is an agribusiness and real estate company - you pass it on your way to L.A. off  the I-5 near Bakersfield)   Read More posted Tuesday, August 11, 2009 8:40 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Stanislaus County - Million-dollar homes…

  Stanislaus County - Million-dollar homes   So far this year, in Stanislaus County – no one has sold a home one million dollars or more.   (But back in 2005 - over 40 homes sold for a million or more.)   See it – Link it:   Read More posted Tuesday, August 11, 2009 8:39 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• What’s the Buzz in - Merced County?

  What’s the Buzz in - Merced County?   The Merced Sun-Star says the buzz these days are the number of wasps seems to be up this year.    They’re swarming in big numbers.   See it – Link it:   Merced Sun-Star article Read More posted Tuesday, August 11, 2009 8:39 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Manteca - Crowded Classes?

  Manteca - Crowded Classes?   It’s no doubt a sign of the tight economy.   In Manteca the school board has approved bigger classes.   In some cases you could have over forty children in one class.   See it – Link it:   Read More posted Tuesday, August 11, 2009 8:38 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Third Strike … Okay maybe Four Strikes.

  Third Strike … Okay maybe Four Strikes.   It sounds like the state of Washington is rethinking its tough three-strikes law.   In some cases nonviolent offenders can get a 4th strike.   Will California follow suit?   See it Read More posted Tuesday, August 11, 2009 8:37 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Gavin Newsom – vs. Nancy Pelosi

  Gavin Newsom – vs. Nancy Pelosi  It sounds like San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom – disagrees with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s description of people speaking out at those health care town hall meetings. Pelosi called some “un-American” for speaking Read More posted Tuesday, August 11, 2009 8:36 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• If you thought California’s prisons were dangerous before…

  If you thought California’s prisons were dangerous before…   This weekend a prison riot broke out at the Chino facility.   Over 175 people – where hurt.   Close to one thousand had to be moved to other facilities.   Well, soon Read More posted Tuesday, August 11, 2009 8:35 PM by godogs | 1 Comments

• Democratic State Senator Sues - State

  Democratic State Senator Sues - State   On Monday - Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg  filed a lawsuit to block nearly $500 million in line-item vetoes by in Governor Schwarzenegger.   See it – Link it:   Sacramento Read More posted Tuesday, August 11, 2009 8:34 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Ouch – California’s Debt

  Ouch – California’s Debt   According to some figures – California is facing a potential $200 billion liabilities.   That’s huge.   You’ve got to ask – how will we ever pay off that debt?   Cut spending ...     Read More posted Tuesday, August 11, 2009 8:33 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Eunice Kennedy Shriver dead at 88

  Eunice Kennedy Shriver dead at 88   As the sister of President John F. Kennedy Eunice Kennedy Shriver made a name for herself as champion for the rights of the mentally disabled.   She was a key founder of the Special Olympics.   Read More posted Tuesday, August 11, 2009 8:33 PM by godogs | 0 Comments