By Leni Reeves The news is that representatives of the United States and Cuba met to discuss restoration of diplomatic relations. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Roberta Jacobson has emphasized [...] Continue Reading
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More Poison Parks Planned by Mayor Swearengin and City Council
By Kevin Hall Here is another one for the “Only in Fresno” file. After arbitrarily cutting short the public review process late last year, Mayor Ashley Swearengin successfully pushed through an [...] Continue Reading
A Divestment Movement
By Carolina Lopez, Sara Hilliard, Yesenia Magaña-Rocha, and Araceli Cuentas “Divestment is the opposite of an investment—it simply means getting rid of stocks, bonds, or investment funds that are [...] Continue Reading
March for Climate Leadership
By Richard D. Iyall On Feb. 7, thousands of people are gathering in Oakland to urge California Governor Jerry Brown to “protect all Californians from dangerous oil activities that harm our water, our [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air– Fireplace Madness
By Tom Frantz San Joaquin Valley residents may have noticed there are new air district rules this year for wood burning in fireplaces and woodstoves. There have been ridiculous ads on TV recently with [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor: February 2015
By Ernesto Saavedra It was a sunny day Dec. 27, 2014, in Fresno. People were slowly recovering from the holidays and preparing for New Year’s. Early that afternoon, while many were on their way to [...] Continue Reading
Environmentally Speaking
By Ruth Gadebusch Growing up as I did on a Georgia farm, I have always been somewhat aware of the environment, the word not often heard. We were dependent on the weather that all too often seemed to [...] Continue Reading
Why I Am Not Charlie Hebdo #JeNeSuisPasCharlie
By Hannah Brandt “The belief that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong in the world.” —Dr. Paul Farmer Every year, at least one global incident sets off an immediate, baffling, [...] Continue Reading
One Girl’s Journey Through Conscious Living– The Theory of Everything
By Tiffany Potter I should tell you up front that this is not a review of the movie. Truth be told, I have little interest in critiques of any kind (movie, theater, movie, book, etc.). No, this isn’t [...] Continue Reading
AB 60 Driver’s Licenses: A 20–Year Struggle to Drive Safely in California
By Stephanie Canales | Contributions by Stacy Suh and Daisy Vieyra Working for the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California (ACLU-NC) to inform the immigrant community about [...] Continue Reading
Youth Film Festival on Water Crisis
By Victoria Lee ACEL Fresno Charter High School students have created a great opportunity for youth to get involved in a film festival to identify solutions to the water crisis. We have been in a [...] Continue Reading
International Darwin Day 2015
By George B Kauffman As our nation prepares to celebrate the birthday of Abraham Lincoln, the entire world is preparing to celebrate the birthday of Charles Darwin, who is ranked alongside our [...] Continue Reading