By George B. Kauffman Tending the Epicurean Garden, by Hiram Crespo; Humanist Press, 1777 T St. NW, Washington, DC 20009; 2014, paperback, $18.95, ISBN 978-0-931779-53-4. According to ancient [...] Continue Reading
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A Tribute to My Father: Leonard Adame
By Maria M. Adame Leonard Adame was born Sept. 2, 1947, to Jessie and Trinidad C. Adame. He had two brothers, Ronnie Eredia and Trinidad Adame III, and three sisters, Monica Adame, Maria Adame [...] Continue Reading
Indigenous rock comes to the Central Valley
By Eduardo Stanley Rock and Roll, the young music that prevailed overwhelmingly since the 1950s, emerged in English. In countries where another language is spoken, it is common for local bands to [...] Continue Reading
Fresno 2018 Elections Power Brokers
By Stan Santos The 2018 local elections in Fresno had winners and losers. Regardless of particular races, powerful monied interests continue to rule on growth, investment and the living conditions [...] Continue Reading
P Stands for… / Sidebar
By Kevin Hall Political power blocs in Fresno clashed last month in a $2.8 million electoral fight over Measure P, the apparently defeated Parks for All tax. Only “apparently” because a recent [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: Mary Nichols, please help us!
By Tom Frantz In 1989, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) placed an air quality ozone monitor on the east side of Arvin. It was built into a shipping container and placed in the yard of the [...] Continue Reading
Taking Advantage of Opportunities
By Estefania Avalos Tranquillity High School is located in a small town, and few resources are available. However, most students who attend the school are taking online college courses through West [...] Continue Reading
Madera Group Seeks People Willing to Highlight Their Culture or Faith
By Lourdes Herrera The Madera Coalition for Community Justice, a community-based organization, has been sponsoring an Interfaith/Intercultural Day for the past 20 years. Each year, it has gotten [...] Continue Reading
Blue Wave: Mostly Yes / Sidebar
By Michael D. Evans Although there were many questions leading into the 2018 election, the primary one centered on whether we would see a Blue Wave, that is, a solid movement toward Democrats. For the [...] Continue Reading
Opportunity or Pitfall
By Ruth Gadebusch We have just come off, arguably, the most contentious election of all time. While not as successful as we might have hoped for, or even expected, given this political climate, we the [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor – December 2018
Dear Reader, I know that for many of you who voted, organized, mobilized and stayed plugged into political news this year, it goes without saying that Christmas arrived early when Congress reached a [...] Continue Reading
Do We Play a Game with People’s Lives?
By Paul Thomas Jackson According to Marx, capitalist society consists of two parts: the base and the superstructure. The base has the market forces and relations of production and property. All [...] Continue Reading