Battle scars

George Visger can calmly discuss the holes in his head, the concussions he sustained and the brain damage he suffered over the course of his football career, but his eyes well up with tears when he explains how the neurological effects have impacted his family.
The 53-year-old Stockton native reveled in the glory years at Stagg High School in the 1970s. He played in the Orange Bowl with the University of Colorado. He even won a Super Bowl with the San Francisco 49ers, but old thrills offer little consolation for all he and his loved ones have endured.
"Until just a couple years ago, I never hesitated ... In a heartbeat, I'd do it all over again," Visger said. "In the last two years, what it's done to my family relationships ... you can have it all. Honest to God, it's not worth what it's done to my family."




They sorted, stacked and boxed items and clothing inside the home. Lane also propped up and patched the back fence, which had fallen over. About three weeks before the planned Memorial Day weekend sale, though, vandals broke in and ransacked the place.
Good stuff for reinforcing school curricula at home. Next, Friends of the Stockton Public Library. This Hammer Lane nonprofit was closed for restocking or something. Sales of its wide selection of used books benefit the public library.