tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post6128894172665505859..comments2023-10-29T06:41:23.910-07:00Comments on Halfway There: T is for TurlockZenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-63790621531846477212010-04-14T14:31:39.597-07:002010-04-14T14:31:39.597-07:00I was ranting about the news article which indicat...I was ranting about the news article which indicated it is costing $75K to bring Palin in. But the economics make sense now! Yes indeed, take conservatives' money to contribute to a liberal higher education.Karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-73223848349959732512010-04-11T10:05:17.083-07:002010-04-11T10:05:17.083-07:00My college buddy who lives in Turlock told me he w...My college buddy who lives in Turlock told me he was less than delighted upon beginning his job at Stan State to discover that it was a point of local pride that Turlock allegedly had more churches per capita than any other U.S. city. He doubts that it's true today, since Turlock's population has grown and he hasn't seen a corresponding boom in church construction.<br /><br />I think the limited number of universities has a lot to do with the Central Valley's right-wing politics. More liberal-minded people gravitate to the college towns and leave the valley behind. Between Sacramento State in the capital and Bakersfield State near the valley's south end, you had only Stan State and Fresno State. That's not much for a 300-mile stretch. UC Merced should help in the longer run, assuming that the locals don't attack it with pitchforks and torches.Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-12849056176466897962010-04-11T08:26:14.573-07:002010-04-11T08:26:14.573-07:00Another nickname for Turlock is "City of God&...Another nickname for Turlock is "City of God" according to Wikipedia. Surprised the heck out of me. <br /><br />I was appalled to hear Stan State is bringing Palin. So many people with actual accomplishments (that don't involve quitting in the middle) who would have been much better speakers. But it's true that they wouldn't bring in the numbers she will here in the Central Valley.<br /><br />I live in Merced, and I hope that between the CSU in Turlock and the UC here in Merced, that in a few years, we'll start to balance the left-right politics in the area. There's a long way to go, though.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05394174267762297586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-82544279736522560302010-04-10T19:01:20.262-07:002010-04-10T19:01:20.262-07:00And to think that all these years I thought Stanis...And to think that all these years I thought Stanislaus was the name of a Polish saint.llewellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001213921499191213noreply@blogger.com