The Oct. 7 surprise attack by Hamas. Israel’s retaliation in Gaza. Horrible images. Emotions are sky-high. Fear. Revulsion. White-hot anger. Uncontrollable grief. We can let all this emotion control [...] Continue Reading
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An Open Letter to Chief Justice Roberts
Dear Chief Justice Roberts, We the people are experiencing a crisis in confidence with the current Supreme Court. With its recent decisions, the Supreme Court has disgraced and delegitimized [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Supervisors File Frivolous Lawsuit Using Public Dollars
On March 14, the Fresno County Board of Supervisors (BOS) voted 3-2 to sue the State of California, using public dollars to favor a racist, sexist, derogatory name. They vote in a closed-door session [...] Continue Reading
Dustup over Naming of Yokuts Valley
It’s the beginning of 2023, and already we’re having a dustup over the new name of Yokuts Valley. But first the good news: On Feb. 2, CalTrans took down two official green highway signs that [...] Continue Reading
Let the Healing Begin!
On Jan. 12, the U.S. Board of Geographical Names (USBGN) gave the 93675 zip code a new name: Yokuts Valley. This marks the culmination of a two-year process that began with local Indigenous activists. [...] Continue Reading
Victory for Yokuts Valley
The old name of Squaw Valley (hereafter S-Valley) is out. The new name for the 93675 zip code is Yokuts Valley. On Nov. 18, the California Advisory Committee on Geographical Names (CACGN) voted 8-0 [...] Continue Reading
Christian Nationalism Is a Perversion of Faith
Lately, we have been hearing politicians and preachers telling us that we need to embrace “Christian nationalism.” Superficially, the language and purported motives of Christian nationalism might [...] Continue Reading
A Biblical Case for Renaming Squaw Valley
This is an appeal to my Christian brothers and sisters, and anyone else who likes Jesus, to get on board with changing the name of Squaw Valley. The language of the Hebrew Bible is richly [...] Continue Reading