By Richard D. Iyall, Cowlitz Why was this country formed, this country called United States? Did not the founders seek their freedom and their independence from a king who ruled its people with an [...] Continue Reading
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Palomas Mensajeras: Families Reunited after Decades of Separation
By Elsa Mejía Many Spanish-language folk ballads make mention of it. Headlines in recent months have brought attention to it. However, it is only the immigrant who decides to leave his or her homeland [...] Continue Reading
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A Workable Plan to End Homelessness
By Nancy Waidtlow I receive desperate calls from people who are homeless or on the verge of homelessness almost every day. In my post-retirement second career with the Dakota EcoGarden, I have learned [...] Continue Reading
Book Review: What Can You Believe in When You Don’t Believe in God?
By George B. Kauffman What Can You Believe in When You Don’t Believe in God? by Michael Werner, Humanist Press, 1821 Jefferson Place NW, Washington, DC 20036, 2017, $12.99. ISBN [...] Continue Reading
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
By Michael D. Evans In the long tradition of free music at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival has become an annual institution and a must-attend pilgrimage for [...] Continue Reading
Small Community Needs: Should Hospitals and Pharmacies Be Out of Our Reach?
By Estefania Avalos Communities such as San Joaquin and Tranquillity are in need of medical assistance. San Joaquin is located about 45 minutes west of Fresno, and other small towns surround it. [...] Continue Reading
Simple Democracy
By Johanna Torres There has been considerable controversy during Madera City Council meetings since late last year. Concerns arose when community members started seeing their service fees (such as [...] Continue Reading
Are You a Good Neighbor? Ask Homeless Advocates
By Paul Thomas Jackson (Editor’s note: This is the first article of a two-part series.) “As our Nation struggles to build friendship among the peoples of this world, we are mindful that the noblest [...] Continue Reading
Ban on Brain-Harming Chlorpyrifos
By Angel Garcia and Nayamin Martinez On Aug. 9, a federal judge at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to adopt a nationwide ban of the [...] Continue Reading
Urgent Forestry Report
By Jemmy Bluestein This is an urgent proposal regarding the protection of forests in California and beyond based on my own 50 years of forestry experience. Since the killing/removal of the native [...] Continue Reading