By Paul Thomas Jackson (Editor’s note: This is the third article of a four-part series on Fresno’s anti-camping ordinance.) Litigation has been compared to the game of chess. The key is to anticipate [...] Continue Reading
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Elections Matter. Really!
By Michael D. Evans (Editor’s note: The content below was prepared before the certification of the California primary election scheduled for July 5. Although electoral outcomes are unlikely to change, [...] Continue Reading
Latino Millennial Vote
By Ben Monterroso The young Latino vote will be a key factor in deciding the future of our country; data indicate that they have an unprecedented potential to make their political mark. If Latino [...] Continue Reading
Shame on Us
By Ruth Gadebusch What is happening to would be immigrants on our southern border is unworthy of this nation. What makes it OK for this nation of immigrants to treat asylum seekers in such a dastardly [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor – July 2018
Working Class Contradiction Close to 100% of Republican legislators know that 94%–96% of Planned Parenthood funding goes to healthcare services having nothing to do with abortion. So why are they [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor – July 2018
Dear Reader, I will begin July by sending my sincere gratitude and appreciation to every one of you who showed your support during our annual Community Alliance Fund-Raiser, which was a huge success. [...] Continue Reading
Let’s Try Real Political Accountability
By Kevin Hall To combat climate change in the San Joaquin Valley, its political climate must change, too. I’ve spent nearly 20 years trying to do just that through a variety of methods: environmental [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: Combustion Is the Problem
By Tom Frantz Air pollution in the San Joaquin Valley is described many different ways. For example, there are two basic types of pollution, three classes of chemicals that form it and several [...] Continue Reading
Book Review: Holidays & Other Disasters
By George B. Kauffman Holidays & Other Disasters by John G. Rodwan, Jr., Humanist Press, 177 T St. NW, Washington, DC, 2013, $12.99. ISBN 978-0-931779-39-8 This intriguing, meticulously [...] Continue Reading
Book Review: In the Key of Love
By Boston Woodard By far, the most widely practiced method of passing time in any prison is reading. Reading in prison is a failsafe way of escaping without negative consequences. Prisoners are [...] Continue Reading
Free Legal Help with Naturalization
By Greg Olson Are you, or someone you know, trying to become a citizen but can’t afford the legal costs? San Joaquin College of Law (SJCL), a nonprofit law school in Clovis, operates the New [...] Continue Reading
Deported Veterans
By Rico Franco Imagine sitting at the San Ysidro, Mexico, border crossing peering over the horizon. One side is Mexico. One side is California. There is a constant stream of cars and people on foot [...] Continue Reading