El presidente Joe Biden terminó su campaña de reelección el 21 de julio y respaldó a la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris para sucederlo como candidata demócrata. Biden, de 81 años, estaba bajo presión [...] Continue Reading
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A Good Example of Solidarity By Eduardo Stanley The City of Fresno recently swapped out signs of Ventura and California avenues and Kings Canyon Road for their new name, Cesar Chavez [...] Continue Reading
Election in Mexico
What some polls predicted was confirmed on the night of June 2 when Mexico’s National Electoral Institute (INE) confirmed the election of Claudia Sheinbaum, of the Morena (Movimiento de Regeneración [...] Continue Reading
Elecciones en México: Aplastante Victoria de MORENA
Lo que algunas encuestas predecían se comprobó la noche del domingo 2 de junio cuando el INE (Instituto Nacional Electoral) confirmó el triunfo de Claudia Sheinbaum, de MORENA, a la presidencia de [...] Continue Reading
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November Is Getting Close It’s little wonder so many people are fed up with politicians. And that’s a bipartisan thing. Take, for example, the president’s recent grandiose announcement about [...] Continue Reading
Nu’u Yavi: Oaxacan Food Fest
In the past 20 or so years, the cultural presence of Oaxaca in the San Joaquin Valley has become increasingly evident, particularly in Madera and Arvin (Kern County). Thousands of farmworkers have [...] Continue Reading
Nu’u Yavi: Festival de Comida Oaxaqueña
POR EDUARDO STANLEY En los últimos 20 años aproximadamente, la presencia cultural de Oaxaca en el Valle de San Joaquín se ha vuelto cada vez más evidente, particularmente en Madera y Arvin (condado [...] Continue Reading
Japanese Incarceration Panel Brings History to Young People
On April 24, about 90 people filled the Forum Hall Auditorium at Fresno City College to listen to Dale Ikeda and Marion Masada talk about the Japanese incarceration during World War II. From 1942 [...] Continue Reading
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Congressional Paralysis on Immigration The only bipartisan outcome in the U.S. Congress is that the immigration situation, including the bizarre status quo at the border with Mexico, continues to [...] Continue Reading
Vigilia en Honor a Jornaleros Fallecidos
POR EDUARDO STANLEY El pasado 28 de marzo unas 50 personas se congregaron en el Parque de la Corte, en el corazón de Madera, para rendir homenaje a los siete jornaleros mexicanos fallecidos un mes [...] Continue Reading
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To Vote or Not to Vote? Primaries aren’t particularly attractive to voters, so a low turnout for the March 5 election was expected. However, only 30% of the registered voters bothered to vote in [...] Continue Reading
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Change Needed at Board of Supervisors The Fresno County Board of Supervisors continues to run the county as if it’s their domain, with an unapologetic arrogance and a backward ideology. Their [...] Continue Reading