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First of all, can someone explain to me the origin of the phrase "race card"? I checked in with my favorite unreliable reference, Wikipedia, and couldn't find a good answer.

According to some readers, the Sun-Star "played the race card" recently when we ran a story about a controversy at Applegate Park.

The story (by me) was about a group of residents on W. 26th Street who are fed up with the noise and cars that accompany daily games of volleyball, top spin and kator (kick volleyball) at the park.

Enjoyed visiting yesterday with members of a local continuing education class from Merced College.

They represent a key part of the new ways journalism is being practiced today--including by the Sun-Star.

The class if offered free by the college's Continuing Education program, whose director is Janet Lyle. Ron Loewe, a retired teacher and former member of the class, usually runs the show, but yesterday he was out so veteran journalist and educator David Burke led the conversation.