By Richard Stone Cecilia (CeCe) Vega and I are long-time neighbors, residents of the Lowell District north of Divisadero and south of Belmont, between Highways 180 and 41. I call it “a [...] Continue Reading
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Earth Day 2015
By George B. Kauffman In 1969, anti–Vietnam War demonstrations convinced Sen. Gaylord Nelson (D–Wisc.) and Rep. Pete McCloskey (R–Calif.) to organize a huge grassroots protest over what was happening [...] Continue Reading
EARTH DAY ACTIVITIES
Thursday & Friday, April 9–10 During Safari Days: The Annual Green Summit. Informative speakers on environmental topics. Healthy living alternatives, new developments in construction, emerging new [...] Continue Reading
Can Our Divided Nation Come Together?
By Ruth Gadebusch A recent issue of our ever thinner daily devoted an almost whole opinion page to the conditions of our society as regards the seemingly “never the twain shall meet.” Coming as it [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: Drought, Dirty Air and Climate Change
By Tom Frantz Most people living in the San Joaquin Valley are concerned about air pollution and drought. A warming planet can make both situations worse, so solving climate change could help [...] Continue Reading
Cap and Trade + High Speed Rail = Environmental Disaster
By Cherylyn Smith Think of this as a puzzle, which we, the people of California, are putting together. As with all government/corporate collusions, some pieces are deliberately hidden from the [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor – April
By Ernesto Saavedra “This is a very sad day for the Fresno Police Department, the citizens of Fresno, the law enforcement profession, and for me personally. Our department will continue to serve in a [...] Continue Reading
Fresno State Student Cupboard Alleviating Student Food Insecurity
By Lizbeth De La Cruz Last year on Nov. 24, the Student Cupboard opened its doors to Fresno State students. As part of an initiative that works to make sure that food insecurity is not a problem on [...] Continue Reading
We Can Create Lasting Change
By Hannah Brandt On Feb. 27, Donna Brazile spoke to a relatively full house in the North Gym at Fresno State while a softball game roared a few meters away. The two events started at about the [...] Continue Reading
Conversations on the Politics of the Modern Middle East
By Vida Samiian The series of lectures titled Conversations on the Politics of the Modern Middle East aim to create a dialogue and conversation on contemporary pressing issues facing the Middle [...] Continue Reading
A Short History of Evolution: A Theme and Variations
By George B. Kauffman “Are you comfortable with the idea of evolution, do you believe in it, do you accept it?” was a softball question lobbed by a journalist on Feb. 11 in London. A potential 2016 [...] Continue Reading
BAN FRACKING NOW! – A report from the Largest Anti-Fracking Demonstration in History
By Richard Iyall On Feb. 7, our sacred Mother Earth saw what some called the “Largest Anti-Fracking Demonstration in History” (Dylan Donnelly/Fresno People’s Media, Earth First! Newswire, Feb. 10, [...] Continue Reading