By John Crockford In future editions of the Crockford Files, we’ll be exploring how local governments are making use of technology to keep us informed. Twitter, for example, has become a popular [...] Continue Reading
Arts & Culture
The Crockford Files – Dec. 2012
By John Crockford Secure Communications When a Silent Circle subscriber (this is a fee-based service) makes a phone call, sends a text or video chats with another Silent Circle member, that [...] Continue Reading
Music, Marriage Equality and Bertholt Brecht
By Alfonso Hernandez The Fresno Philharmonic directed by Theodore Kuchar and the Tulare County Symphony Orchestra (TCSO) under the direction of Bruce Kiesling each initiated their current season [...] Continue Reading
Musicians’ Strike Settlement
By Larry Gardner On Oct. 24, Fresno Grand Opera (FGO) management and the musicians’ negotiating committee for the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Local 12 came to a tentative agreement. The [...] Continue Reading
Imagine…
By Jessica M. Hanna The Manchester Experiment, located in the Manchester Center (on the third floor above the Sears entrance), presents “Life, Liberty & Property” by Brandon itheyus Jacobs and [...] Continue Reading
A Look at Jill Lepore’s New Yorker Article, “The Lie Factory”
By David E. Roy The True and Original Modern Masters of Deceit Harvard historian Jill Lepore’s article, “The Lie Factory: How Politics Became a Business,” was published in the Sept. 24 issue of the [...] Continue Reading
Progressive Religion…Is Not an Oxymoron: The Common Good versus Common Greed
By David E. Roy Probably the most religious statement I could make today (shortly after the election) is, “Thank God it’s over!” Agnostics and atheists are free to substitute “goodness” if they [...] Continue Reading
The Interfaith Social Justice Collaborative Faith Calendar – Dec. 2012
Compiled by Susan Orovitz ISJC Mission Statement: To network and collaborate as we work to serve and promote systemic change for the common good; to educate and inspire one another to positive [...] Continue Reading
Next Generation
By Richard Stone (Author’s note: The following is an excerpt from the book Incarnation: Coming to Life in Mind and Body.) A person-to-person encounter takes place, and the gist of it is magically [...] Continue Reading
God I Believe Would Appreciate That
By Leonard Adame People will mail cards wishing one another a warm and bountiful Christmas. They will say “Merry Christmas” in dozens of ways on their minutely decorated cards. They will wrap their [...] Continue Reading
Newzapalooza: Celebrating and Supporting Independent Media
By Rick Flores Local musicians are devoting their talents in a fall fund-raiser fittingly called Newzapalooza for local alternative/progressive media: the Community Alliance newspaper and radio [...] Continue Reading
The Crockford Files: Election Information – November 2012
By John Crockford Statewide information about the general election, including election results, can be found at www.sos.ca.gov/elections/2012-elections/nov-general/. For county information, here are [...] Continue Reading