By George B. Kauffman In his official proclamation, Fresno Mayor Lee Brand cited the following reasons for declaring October 22–28 National Chemistry Week (NCW) in the City of Fresno: Chemistry [...] Continue Reading
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Veteran and Antiwar Activist Col. Ann Wright Comes to Fresno
By Joshua Shurley Colonel Ann Wright (retired) will speak on Oct. 14 at 2 p.m. at the Community United Church of Christ (5550 N. Fresno St.). Colonel Wright spent 29 years in the U.S. Army and Army [...] Continue Reading
Whistleblowers Uncover Illegal Federal Payments to Valley Water Contractors
By Vic Bedoian Four of the state’s water districts secretly received more than $100 million in federal funds to pay for their share of the environmental review of the Bay Delta tunnels project. The [...] Continue Reading
Fresno’s GOP Testing California’s New Sanctuary Statehood
By Art Rodriguez It was April 4 of this year when a group of us, 10 young adults, attended the Tulare City Council meeting in support of Council Member Jose Sigala’s motion for a resolution in [...] Continue Reading
Trump, Trump and More Trump!
By George B. Kauffman Editor's Note: Article originally written in August The news is rife with news about Donald J. Trump, all of it bad for him, except that he seems to be unaware of this [...] Continue Reading
A Response to Brooke Ashjian Regarding the Armenian and LGBT Communities
By Hanna B. Mardikian Editor’s note: This article was originally published by LGBT Fresno and is republished with [...] Continue Reading
All in for Huron
By Michael D. Evans Huron is a peaceful town, far from anything urban. It sits in southwest Fresno County about 15 miles from Coalinga—about an hour’s drive from Fresno. As of the 2010 Census, Huron [...] Continue Reading
The Story of the Muslim Community in the Central Valley
By Wasan Abu-Baker Muslims are well known for their warm hospitality. Our prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said that whoever believes in God and the Day of Judgment, let him honor his neighbor, [...] Continue Reading
Democrats: Raise Pay to Build Party
By Phil Erro To win back the House, U.S. Senate and the state houses, Democrats need to focus on one thing: higher pay. Millions of people are working for the minimum wage at fast-food restaurants, [...] Continue Reading
Gandhi Birthday Celebration at Peace Garden
The 148th birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, apostle of peace and nonviolence, also known as the father of human rights in the 20th century and patron saint of the peace movement globally, will be observed [...] Continue Reading
Stop the Hate Rally
By Loretta Kensinger (This is the speech given by Loretta Kensinger, Central Valley Progressive PAC Vice President, at the Stop the Hate rally on Aug. 24. The event was held in the Tower District.) [...] Continue Reading
Is Political and Ideological Purity the Road to Victory?
By Mike Rhodes Is there any local politician you agree with on all issues? 100% of the time? How about your friends and family? Do you agree 100% of the time with them on all issues? Of course not. [...] Continue Reading