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  1. Writing about Modesto Gospel Mission's Happy Birthday Jesus Party. The Mission served 2,200 meals today. Donate at www.homelessmission.org.
  2. Question to imaginary copy editor: is freon capitalized? It's not in the AP stylebook or the dictionary. And I don't trust the internet.
  3. FBI says crime was down in the first 6 months of '09. In Modesto, car thefts are down, arson is up. Here's the chart: http://tiny.cc/0sK6A
  4. Jealous of our ag reporter, who got a guided tour of a Foster Farms' eggnog factory this morning. Fun fact: there is turmeric in eggnog.
  5. RT @ModestoPolice: The Modesto PD has released a new episode of "Crime Live". This episode outlines the Everett School incident. http:// ...
  6. @cvrtvnews I know dude. Cloudy Wednesdays = bank robberies? There have been three today: Ripon, Merced, Modesto!
  7. And now scanner says three armed men just robbed a bank on Tully and fled in a Jeep Cherokee. The region's third bank robbery today.
  8. Do cloudy days make people want to rob banks? Police are reporting robberies at Ripon's Bank of Stockton and Merced's Westamerica.
  9. Police are confirming that an officer shot an armed woman at Everett. No children were injured. Scanner says woman is dead.
  10. There was an officer-involved shooting at Everett. We have a brief story online http://tiny.cc/ko2uy Scanner said victim is still breathing.
  11. This is not confirmed, but police scanner says they are locking down Everett Elementary, where police confronted a woman with a knife.
  12. Breaking Holiday Alert: Scoopy Claus is visting The Bee, spreading Christmas cheer. And a commitment to quality journalism.
  13. Best line from city staff report this week: "In 2005, the Modesto Fire Department became aware of a new nozzle technology."
  14. Most random press release I've gotten today: Tootsie Roll announced that its candy is now kosher.
  15. Writing about the city's Christmas tree, trying to remember if eggnog is one or two words.
  16. Our ag reporter brought feijoa fruit back from an interview today. Smells like Strawberry Shortcake doll http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feijoa
  17. Support local businesses this holiday season by shopping w/ Count On Me shopping list http://www.countonme.biz/SHOPPING%20LIST%20091009.pdf
  18. Trying to figure out what portion of the $787 billion stimulus package has been spent so far, and hoping the folks at Propublica.org know.
  19. Breaking News: Despite rumors, the world won't end in 2012 | McClatchy: http://bit.ly/7V9GLx
  20. RT @McClatchyCo: McClatchy debuts on Amazon's Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/yfrvaz6