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Off the 99: Q&A with former Merced Sun-Star editor Mike Tharp

This week Off the 99 turned the tables on former Sun-Star Executive Editor Mike Tharp and interviewed him about his career in journalism.

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Video: The Shawn & Sean Show: Prep football, Week 8
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'Off the 99' podcast: Meet Pakistani journalist Javaria Tareen

Meet Pakistani journalist Javaria Tareen. She's visiting Merced and the Sun-Star this month as part of an exchange program through the International Center for Journalists based in Washington, DC. She and other Pakistani journalists have come to the US for one month to various newsrooms to see how...
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Video: The Shawn & Sean Show: Prep football, week 5

Los Banos High's Dennis Stubbs joins Merced Sun-Star reporters Shawn Jansen and Sean Lynch to talk prep football on this week's episode of the The Shawn & Sean Show.
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'Off the 99' podcast: The pros and cons of high-speed rail in California

"Off the 99" takes a look at the often contentious issue of California High Speed rail. Reporters Ameera Butt and Mike North brought in advocates for high speed rail and others who thought the rail is a good idea in theory, but implementation of the project was an issue.
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Video: The Shawn & Sean Show: Prep football, week 4

Merced High football coach Rob Scheidt stops by and reporters Shawn Jansen and Sean Lynch discuss Week 4’s prep football games on this week’s episode of the The Shawn & Sean Show.
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Prep football video: The Shawn & Sean Show, Week 3

The coaches for Le Grand and Livingston high schools join Shawn Jansen and Sean Lynch for Week 3 of the Shawn & Sean Show.
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'Off the 99' podcast: Meet the candidates for Merced City Council, part 3

City Council candidates Mike Murphy, Alex Gallardo Jr. and Tony Dossetti joined Merced Sun-Star reporters Ameera Butt and Mike North to talk about the upcoming election. Council hopeful Carl Pollard did not respond to requests for an interview.
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'The Shawn and Sean Show' sports podcast: Football season, Week 2

Merced Sun-Star sports reporters Shawn Jansen and Sean Lynch discuss Week 2 of Merced County prep football.
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'Off the 99' podcast: Life in Loughborough

Residents of the Meadows-Loughborough neighborhood in North Merced remember a time when their neighborhood was safe. Some residents said they even used to leave their doors unlocked. That was about 15 years ago, right after the Castle Airforce Base closed. Now, the neighborhood is one of the city...
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Video: The Shawn & Sean Show: Prep football post-season, Week 4

Merced Sun-Star sports reporter Sean Lynch is joined by Le Grand football coach Rick Martinez to discuss Week 4 of the prep football post-season.