By John Crockford Though there seems to be a sufficient pool of tech people working and living in this area, I’ve recently learned that a handful of local progressive organizations have had some [...] Continue Reading
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For All Who Care About the Future: The California Green Party
By Richard Gomez The California Green Party has endorsed four candidates for the June 3 Primary Election: Luis Rodriguez for Governor, Ellen Brown for Treasurer, Laura Wells for Controller and [...] Continue Reading
Is Climate Change the Worst Thing?
By Leonard Adame Our society is on the verge of creating self-aware robots (Datas?), cars that can drive themselves and spaceships that will soon take colonizers to the moon and Mars. Technology has [...] Continue Reading
No Simple Answers
By Ruth Gadebusch Once again, the idea of dividing the Fresno Unified School District is in the air as the answer to all the woes. Alas, it is not as simple as that. We don’t need any more [...] Continue Reading
The Justice Factory
By Vic Bedoian This year marks the 50th anniversary of the landmark judicial decision regarding the right of everyone to a fair, speedy and effective day in court regardless of their economic [...] Continue Reading
Nobel Laureate Rigoberta Menchú Comes to Fresno
By Chip Ashley On Dec. 20, Fresno has a rare opportunity to meet Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchú at the Ballroom on the Fulton Mall at the Centro Binacional Para El Desarrollo Indígena [...] Continue Reading
From the Departing Editor – December 2013
I enjoy reading the Letters to the Editor. It has always been one of my favorite sections in any newspaper because it gives readers a chance to give feedback about what issues and articles are [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor – December 2013
Once Upon a Time Ruth Gadebusch’s November column regarding the tearing down of the Fulton Mall so that cars can be driven on it once again was right on the mark. She hit every important point [...] Continue Reading
Eco Village Project and Dakota EcoGardenJoin Forces to House Fresno’s Homeless
By Dixie Salazar, Gerry Bill and Nancy Waidtlow The Eco Village project began as the brainchild of celebrated local architect Arthur Dyson. Dyson’s original idea was to create green, sustainable [...] Continue Reading
National Recognition for Local Activist: Nancy Hatcher Wins Prestigious Social Work Award
By Richard Stone Nancy Hatcher is known to many of us for her seemingly innumerable involvements in peace and social justice activities. Sometimes it’s prison work, like gathering and assembling [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Metro Ministry: Supporting Social and Economic Justice
By Chanel Ruiz-Mendez and Sarah Sharpe On Dec. 5, Fresno Metro Ministry will celebrate 43 years of advocacy to create a more “respectful, compassionate and inclusive community” at its Anniversary [...] Continue Reading
Human Rights Commemoration in Fresno
By Sudarshan Kapoor “We stand today at the threshold of a great event both in the life of the United Nations and in the life of mankind. This declaration may well become the international Magna Carta [...] Continue Reading