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Family man or deadbeat dad? NICK JESSON: Starkly different portraits emerge of a candidate for governor with Inland ties. BY MICHELLE DeARMOND THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE Nick Jesson says he was radical when he was younger, but says, "People do change." His ex-wife remembers the rare child support payments usually made in pennies, dimes and nickels "because he thought it was cute." His son recalls being forced to split a meal at Sizzler with his younger sister because their father said money was tight. On the drive back, the father stopped and promised a roadside vendor that he would return and buy ...

A new pro-life group comes out swinging today, and it chose a powerful spokeswoman for their cause. Gianna Jesson survived a saline abortion 31 years ago, and has fought to stop the barbaric practice of leaving such living infants to die by abortionists unwilling to face the failure of their procedure. Jesson testified in 2001-2 to get Congress to pass the Born Alive Infant Protection Act, and now she joins Born Alive Truth to point the finger at the only current member of the Senate to have voted against such a bill:

Nationally known anti-tax crusader George Henry "Nick" Jesson will serve 27 months in prison for tax fraud, a judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson on Monday also ordered Jesson, 55, to pay $215,454 in restitution to the federal government. The Fountain Valley resident, who ran for California governor in 2002, was taken into custody after his sentencing. Assistant U.S. Attorney Sandra Brown said she believes the sentence was "wholly appropriate" and would deter others from considering anti-tax protests. Jesson's wife, Trina Thi Vu, declined to comment after the sentencing, as did her attorney, citing pending state tax charges...