By Michael D. Evans Beneficial State Bank is a different kind of bank. Community-oriented rather than profit-centered, the bank is committed to providing banking solutions specifically for those [...] Continue Reading
Columns
Clearing the Air: Ozone Fraud
By Tom Frantz Summertime ozone levels in the San Joaquin Valley do serious damage to the health of residents. Ozone is a gas formed by human activity. Nitrogen oxides (NOx) are one of the precursors [...] Continue Reading
Book Review: The Periodic Table & Mendeleev
By George B. Kauffman The Periodic Table & Mendeleev. By Fathi Habashi, Department of Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Laval University, Quebéc City, Canada, 2017, ISBN [...] Continue Reading
Tiffany’s Take: Effortless Part 2
By Tiffany A. Potter Update: Ah ha! Holy hell I found it! Last month, I wrote about the word and the concept of effortless. I then fell down the rabbit hole in thinking about what, if anything, was [...] Continue Reading
Three Years After War, Gaza Still Suffering: A Follow-Up with Dina Samir
By Hannah Brandt In July 2014, just a month before Americans were confronted with the images of 17-year-old Michael Brown lying dead from police gunshots on the street in Ferguson, Mo., television [...] Continue Reading
Dedication of the Philip Levine Reading Room: A Retrospective
By Alex Vavoulis In Alexandria, Egypt, in 1954, Greek Noble Laureate George Seferis said, “Learning is one of the noblest exercises of man and to be learned is one of his highest desires.” And now, [...] Continue Reading
Why This CVPPAC Member Is Running for Office
***The content in this section is paid for by the Central Valley Progressive PAC*** By Mike Rhodes Daren Miller wants to be the District 3 Fresno City Council member who will replace Oliver Baines, [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: Dust
By Tom Frantz No one living in the San Joaquin Valley is shocked to see a film of dust on their car the day after a wash. In this valley, we have a serious and health damaging dust problem. And this [...] Continue Reading
Tiffany’s Take: Effortless
By Tiffany A. Potter Confession: There are times when my column is birthed out of one word. A seemingly simple, yet wildly profound, word that forces me inward while simultaneously bringing up [...] Continue Reading
Alice’s Story: Coming out as Trans and Finding a Role Model in Myself
By Alice Herrera Editor’s note: This article was originally published by We’Ced Youth Media (http://www.wecedyouth.org/2017/06/coming-trans-finding-role-model/) and is republished with [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: Science Proves the Benefits of Cleaning Our Air
By Tom Frantz The American Lung Association, in its annual State of the Air report, leaves no doubt that the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley has the worst fine particulate matter (PM2.5) [...] Continue Reading
Oh, the Questions…
By Tiffany A. Potter I’ve mentioned many times before that I am a seeker, a ponderer extraordinaire. I am a lifelong learner, infinitely curious about all things. I am someone who spends what free [...] Continue Reading