By George B. Kauffman Louise M. Slaughter (D–NY) died on March 16 (1929–2018) at the age of 88, the oldest sitting member of Congress, serving her 16th term in the House of Representatives. She was [...] Continue Reading
Columns
Double the Love: Fresno’s Mobile Spot for Vegan Tacos
By Ana Rivera As I approach La Jacka Mobile, I could already smell the carne asada (grilled beef), al pastor (pineapple and chile marinated pork), tripas (chitterlings or fried cow intestines) and [...] Continue Reading
The Stink of Injustice
By Boston Woodard “I’m sittin’ here lonely like a broken man, serve my time doing the best I can, walls and bars they surround me, but I don’t want no sympathy.” —Grand Funk Railroad I remember [...] Continue Reading
Art by Prisoners Exhibited in Downtown Fresno
By Peter Maiden One would think that art created by inmates in a facility such as Avenal State Prison would hang, at best, on a wall near the chow line. However, Doug Snell, a lieutenant in the [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: Valley Fever
By Tom Frantz The last three years have seen rapidly increasing cases of Valley Fever in the San Joaquin Valley (SJV). Recent growth in the Valley is 150%, whereas Southern California saw a 75% [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Soccer Coverage
By Peter Maiden Fresno is ranked 9th in United Soccer League’s Group B with one loss, four ties and two victories. The Foxes will face off with the Rio Grande Toros during Fresno’s next home game on [...] Continue Reading
Buckets of Paste: A Collaborative Artistic Model
By Tracy Gorden Teran Morning chaos anticipation Blank cement stairs and pillars important instructions mindfulness—and humility Helpful hands of all sizes orange buckets of paste blue [...] Continue Reading
How Cuba Chooses Its Government
By Leni Villagomez Reeves Cuba has a parliamentary system of government: Cuba has worked out a system, no doubt imperfect like all systems, that sets up nominations for delegates to the municipal [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: 2017 Air District Annual Report
By Tom Frantz For the past 10 years, the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (air district) has issued an annual report to Valley residents regarding its past activities, recent air [...] Continue Reading
Organized Camps Initial Solution to Unsheltered Homelessness
By Paul Thomas Jackson Editor’s note: “Organized Camps” is the third article in a three-part series on homelessness in Fresno. The third reason voluntary enrollment in an organized camp is the right [...] Continue Reading
Nelson Mandela: ‘Madiba the Magnanimous’ in the Fresno State Peace Garden
By Sudarshan Kapoor All over the globe, one can find memorials in honor of Nelson Mandela--[affectionately known as Madiba to South Africans]--an iconic leader who is regarded as an international [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Soccer History
By Peter Maiden The first project of the Valley Public History Initiative, headed by Dr. Romeo Guzmán, was “Straight Outta Fresno,” which culminated last December in a hip-hop event with art and [...] Continue Reading