Wednesday, July 23, 2008

House approves housing bill; money could help San Joaquin Valley

Many homes in the valley, such as this one on Mable Avenue in northeast Modesto, have been foreclosed on in the past year. Ted Benson/The Modesto Bee

WASHINGTON - The House has approved a still-controversial housing bill supporters say could offer some relief for the San Joaquin Valley's foreclosure crisis.

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At the Stanislaus County Fair, it's a 4-H affair

Cooperation is crucial to Melissa Thompson's success when she steps in the ring with her best friend — an 850-pound Red Angus heifer.

Jeff Jardine -

Sister at brother's wedding despite 45-year separation

On The Hive: Jeff Jardine's blog

After Deadline: Modesto government
by Adam Ashton

I'm heading out of town for the next couple weeks and I wanted to give you a few things you might want to look out for while I'm gone.

The city will kick off public hearings on a proposed farmland preservation policy next week.

Editors Desk: All about The Bee
by Mark Vasche and Dan Day

Through various blogs today I learned of a new Web site called Wordle that graphically displays the words of a story or group of stories.

I plugged in the modbee.com local news RSS feed and came up with a fascinating diagram. I don't have time to fiddle with inserting it into this post, but you can see it by clicking here. Check it out!