We are living in turbulent times, never seen before. We are experiencing the premeditated, intentional death of public services serving the population—for example, health and education—while [...] Continue Reading
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Letters to the Editor
Jerry Garcia’s Dead (Undead, Undead, Undead) Why are there so many Grateful Dead cover bands in Humboldt County? (And yes, that was a rhetorical question.) I like the Grateful Dead too, but damn, [...] Continue Reading
Jane Fonda in Fresno
On April 16, Jane Fonda visited Fresno. She was a presenter at the 2024–2025 San Joaquin Valley Town Hall series (valleytownhall.com/). It was a great opportunity to meet and listen to a [...] Continue Reading
Reactions on the Rise
The social tensions and uncertainty generated by the current administration seem to know no bounds. In addition to feuding with countries once considered friends and allies, massive layoffs of workers [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor
Faith in the Supreme Court In my four campaigns for the U.S. House of Representatives in Central California in the 1970s and 1980s, I raised the issue of protecting the Constitution of the United [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor
When the Dark Becomes Even Darker A few years ago, no one would have imagined that the President of our country would be someone with so many charges against him, with so many bankruptcies (four) [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor
Laken Riley Act Denies Due Process Thank you for the article by Edward Kissam on immigrant rights published in your February 2025 edition and your editorial on the same subject. I appreciated the [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor
We Need to Vote Some Reps Out The new era of madness started in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20. It was not a surprise because Trump promised lots of extreme right policies as a candidate. And now he [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor
A couple of observations regarding your January issue. First, in Ruth Gadebusch’s column (“One Woman’s View”), she states that “If Hunter Biden were not the President’s son, this offense would have [...] Continue Reading
A Different Country, but Better?
We will definitely have a different country starting Jan. 20. On that date, Donald Trump will take office as the new President of the United States. The changes he promised during his campaign and [...] Continue Reading
In Need of a Cat Sanctuary The greater Fresno area needs an affordable and accessible sanctuary for our exploding cat population. The only local sanctuary, The Cat House on the Kings, demands [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor
The United States elected a president who, from day one, will seek to undermine democracy, take revenge on his political enemies and the press, deport thousands of undocumented people, increase the [...] Continue Reading