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“Disappointed” Enough for Change?

By Kevin Hall The year 2020 tied 2016 as the hottest in human history. Other new records were set for Arctic heat and wildfires, tropical storms in the Atlantic, and locally, the Creek Fire, the [...] Continue Reading

Final Thoughts

By Tom Frantz This winter will mark the end of one of the worst air quality episodes in the San Joaquin Valley for more than a dozen years. The past summer, fall and now the beginning of winter [...] Continue Reading

Covfefe Affects City Leader Cognition

By Kevin Hall Key terms: COVID19—acronym for COronaVIrus Disease of 2019; covidiots—people who ignore COVID19 safeguards; Covfefe—a gathering of two or more covidiots. A local election night [...] Continue Reading

Countdown to Socialism?

By Michael D. Evans Countdown to Socialism by Devin Nunes. Encounter Books, 900 Broadway, Suite 601, New York, NY10003, Paperback, $9.95. The first takeaway from Countdown to Socialism, the [...] Continue Reading

What Is Christmas?

By Richard Iyall Our Christmas is the time of yearto be with those you love;for sights and smells, for jingle bells;the shining star above;for ice and snow, for mistletoe;for trees in all their [...] Continue Reading

I Am Indigenous

Whitman Style Free Verse Poem by Richard D. Iyall I am indigenous to this land. Yes, I am. Indigenous I am.I am a member of the Cowlitz Tribe, whose sacred landis under siege in Washington, the [...] Continue Reading

Tearing Down Monuments

By Robin Maria DeLugan Today, as historical monuments become the sites of protest against police violence and racism, new attention is drawn to the role they play in society. A monument that is [...] Continue Reading

Dolores Huerta: Tribute to Greatness

By Sudarshan Kapoor On Oct. 2, Fresno State celebrated the 90th birthday of Dolores Huerta (official birthday April 10 ) by planting a peace tree in her honor in the Peace Garden. Dr. Joseph I. [...] Continue Reading