Edited by Richard Stone No new submissions this month, however, a recent acquaintance let us know about another venue for you poetry writers out there with a different kind of subject. Here is the [...] Continue Reading
Arts & Culture
The Interfaith Social Justice Collaborative Faith Calendar – November 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
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
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
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
American Voluntarism
By Alfonso C. Hernandez One of the best qualities of the American people, not much touted about, is the quality of voluntarism. Everywhere one looks, there are volunteers: in churches, schools, [...] Continue Reading
Fresno AIDS Walk
By Toni Harrison On July 30, 1985, I remember watching the news and seeing a dark, dismal and scary airport scene where Rock Hudson was wheeled from a plane, having just returned from Paris, where he [...] Continue Reading
Our Future Is Now
By Kaylia Metcalfe By the time this issue comes out, I will have become a mother. (I am due any second now, typing between contractions, so I feel pretty confident that the world will have a new [...] Continue Reading
Poetry Corner – Oct. 2012
Edited by Richard Stone Matt Ford composed this month’s poem while traveling in South America. He writes that “a Community Alliance ended up in my hands [sent by] a friend. It brought back beautiful [...] Continue Reading
The Crockford Files – Oct. 2012
By John Crockford Free Books Online The Online Books Page (http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/), which lists more than one million free books on the Web, is a service of the University of [...] Continue Reading
The Interfaith Social Justice Collaborative Faith Calendar – Oct. 2012
Compiled by Susan Orovitz Tuesday, October 2–Saturday, November 10 Isaac Bashevis Singer and His Artists. The Jewish Federation of Central California and Temple Beth Israel invite you to attend a [...] Continue Reading