Does Our City Council Have a Prayer? By: David Roy I’d like to slip a few words into the verbal and legal dustup over prayer at Fresno’s City Council meetings. Let me start with the fact that, in the [...] Continue Reading
Arts & Culture
The Interfaith Social Justice Collaborative Faith Calendar
Saturday, April 3 10:30 to 1:30 - Women of Wisdom: Gathering Spiritual Leadership at the Unitarian Universalist Church. 2672 Alluvial, Clovis. Sister Veena Kapoor, Rev. Natalie Chamberlain, and Abbess [...] Continue Reading
How to Save Journalism
By John Nichols and Robert W. McChesney (This article appeared in the January 25, 2010, edition of The Nation. The Nation is available at www.thenation.com.) The founders of the American experiment [...] Continue Reading
Speaking Truth to Power
By: Kathy Kelly There is a phrase originating with the peace activism of the American Quaker movement: "Speak Truth to Power." One can hardly speak more directly to power than addressing the [...] Continue Reading
Rogue Festival Returns
By: Renee Newlove If you've ever been in the Tower District at the beginning of March, you might have noticed a buzz and a lot of people. That is the Rogue Festival, a nine-day independent [...] Continue Reading
Progressive News Briefs
By: Mike Rhodes The Separation of Church and State The Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) has warned Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin that sectarian prayers used to open Fresno City Council [...] Continue Reading
Celebrate Mexico’s Revolution and Independence
2010 is definitely the year to celebrate Mexico. Honoring both the centennial of the Mexican Revolution and the bicentennial of Mexico's independence, the country's commemorative activities extend [...] Continue Reading
Credo
By: Richard Stone Les Kimber says it is simple and straightforward: Do unto others as you'd have them do unto you. "I learned this early, from my mother's lips. I was raised in a God-fearing home, [...] Continue Reading
Another "Angry White Guy" in Washington?
By: Dan Waterhouse In late January, Fresno City Council member Larry Westerlund announced that he was throwing his hat in the ring and running in the Republican primary to replace retiring U.S. Rep. [...] Continue Reading
The Fresno Bee Four
By: Alex Vavoulis On the passing of James Bort, Jr., on January 20, 2010, many will feel the pain of the family as it grieves for a loved one. Many will also think about the value of a free press [...] Continue Reading
Comcast Wants to Take Over NBC: Why It Matters to You
By: Liz Rose You may have heard that Comcast, the big cable and Internet company, wants to take over NBC Universal. Why should that matter to you? It matters, especially to people who live in the [...] Continue Reading
Waiting for Steinbock
By: Dennis Caeton Fresh from the pews of St. Paul Newman Center (a Catholic parish) in Fresno, a few weeks before my birthday, I felt compelled to enter the rare air of the Diocese, the [...] Continue Reading