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Tony Madrigal

Last Minute Guide to Stanislaus Elections

May 31, 2018 By Eric Caine Leave a Comment

The only flaw in Thomas Friedman’s recent column in the New York Times is he didn’t include advice all down the ballot. The message is clear enough: If you want to save the traditions and institutions that constitute American values, vote for a Democrat. Still, there are cases where multiple Democrats are running and other cases where we must choose between two Republicans. So for those who are still mulling […]

Filed Under: Featured, Politics Tagged With: Frank Damrell for Supervisor, Josh Harder, Juan Alanis, Patrick Kolasinski, Tony Madrigal

Keating and Berryhill No Shows at Forum

April 12, 2018 By Eric Caine 1 Comment

Apparently, Janice Keating and Tom Berryhill had good reasons for missing Wednesday night’s League of Women’s Voters forum for Stanislaus County Supervisors’ campaigns; Keating sent word she was observing her thirtieth wedding anniversary and Berryhill cited a conflict. That left Frank Damrell as the only District 4 candidate present for the sparsely attended question and answer session in Modesto City Council Chambers. If they view the video of the forum, […]

Filed Under: Featured, Politics Tagged With: Damrell for Supervisor, Frank Damrell, Katherine Borges, Madrigal for Supervisor, Terry Withrow for Supervisor, Tony Madrigal

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Oath Keepers leader Rhodes sentenced to 18 years for Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy
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