By Ruth Gadebusch It is generally accepted that organizations don’t change when fat and sassy. Only when lean and hungry is change made coming not from outside but by insiders reaching out. If this [...] Continue Reading
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Farmers versus Pharmaceuticals
By Sister Occupy Sister Sheila is fond of saying: “Toothless meth addicts are our main crop here in the Valley.” I am working with Sister Sheila on her diplomacy skills, but her honesty cannot be [...] Continue Reading
Revolution, A Love Story
By Beverly Fitzpatrick Revolution, A Love Story is the title of Cindy Sheehan’s new book. This book is about her interviews with Hugo Chavez, president of Venezuela. Sheehan brings the message home [...] Continue Reading
The Earth, Our Only Home: Can It Be Saved?
By Janet Capella and Alex Vavoulis Professor Thanasis Maskaleris would answer the question in the affirmative. Translator and editor of a recently published book, he is coming to Fresno to read from [...] Continue Reading
A Good Night’s Sleep
By Michael D. Evans Election 2012 isn’t just another presidential election. With the rise of the Tea Party over the past three years and its rapid takeover of the Republican Party, the positive [...] Continue Reading
The Community Alliance talks with Kevin Hall
Candidate for State Center Community College District, Trustee Area 7 Why are running at this time? I’m running because I see a problem, and I think I can help. The education bureaucracy is too [...] Continue Reading
Police Auditor Hired: How Good Is Half a Loaf?
By Richard Stone As reported in our local daily on Sept. 4, the City of Fresno officially hired Rick Rasmussen as head of the Office of Independent Review (OIR) aka the police auditor. The good news [...] Continue Reading
Travels to the Middle Kingdom—There and Back Again: Lessons for the US
By Gene Richards We Have to Articulate Ourselves Having been overseas for so long and having got used to living in a foreign country, I've seen the tremendous changes that have come to China, but [...] Continue Reading
Soul Calling: A Photographic Journey through the Hmong Diaspora
By Paul Gilmore Over the years—from the time I was a kid in Baraboo, Wisc., to just last week at the bar—I’ve run across a great many people whose formative experiences had something to do with what [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor – Oct. 2012
The Importance of Voting Yes on Measure B As voters peruse their ballots for the Nov. 6 election, it is really important to scan to the end of the ballot and vote Yes to renew Measure B. This measure [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor – Oct. 2012
Last month, I walked into the Fig Garden Regional Library to deliver a stack of Community Alliance newspapers. Just as I was about to put them on the usual table, I was approached by a librarian who [...] Continue Reading
Atwater’s Financial Crisis
By Montse Reyes Atwater maybe well on its way to bankruptcy, according to some City Council officials, placing among the ranks of other Californian cities such as Stockton and San Bernardino. With [...] Continue Reading