What in the world happened? In November 1989, the Berlin Wall was breached. Two years later, the Soviet Union collapsed. During those heady years, the air was alive with talk of the “end of [...] Continue Reading
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Merced National Wildlife Refuge Is a Valley Treasure
Like a concierge at a grand hotel or the conductor of a philharmonic orchestra, Gabriel Sandoval fine-tunes the environmental surroundings of the Merced National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). It is a complex [...] Continue Reading
Enough Is Enough
It is time to quit bashing President Joe Biden. First, he said he would not quit the race for reelection, but he did under unending speculation and denigration. Then, he said he would not pardon his [...] Continue Reading
Human Rights Coalition Celebrates Dr. Kapoor
On Dec. 7, at the Fresno State Library, the Human Rights Coalition of the Central Valley (HRCCV) celebrated the work of Dr. Sudarshan Kapoor during its annual gathering. Dr. Kapoor is retiring from [...] Continue Reading
After November
a short stop on laughter signals a price to pay a fog simmering low, oppressive, bright know the war starts at your skin know the war does not stop there plan escape routes plot [...] Continue Reading
Building Community
This newspaper exists because of the generous support of the community. That support was evident at the Community Alliance annual fundraiser held at the Unitarian Universalist Church on Nov. 30. [...] Continue Reading
Arts and Culture Calendar
You can read the print version of the Arts and Culture Calendar below. This is a .pdf of the December 2024 Arts and Culture Calendar. There are features that allow viewers to increase the size of the [...] Continue Reading
Sierra Club Sponsored Page
December 2024 You can read the print version of the Sierra Club page below. This is a .pdf of the December 2024 Sierra Club Sponsored Page. There are features that allow viewers to increase the [...] Continue Reading
The December 2024 Issue of the Community Alliance
You can read the print version of the paper at the link below. This is a .pdf of the December 2024 Community Alliance newspaper. There are features that allow viewers to increase the size of the pages [...] Continue Reading
March for Peace
In early November, on a beautiful Central California afternoon, Peace Fresno led a group of local residents in a peace march and demonstration on the sidewalks at the corner of Blackstone and Nees [...] Continue Reading
Reacting to the Threat of Mass Deportations
Results of the 2024 election and Donald Trump’s menacing immigration policies sparked a coalition of immigrant rights and social justice groups to call a press conference at the federal building in [...] Continue Reading