By Linda Tubach Fresno County Supervisor Nathan Magsig has led the Fresno County Board of Supervisors to decide to sue the State of California to stop the replacement of S— Valley’s racist and [...] Continue Reading
Opinion & Analysis
United We Don’t Stand
“United We Stand” has long been a heralded phrase in the United States, but currently it describes anything but the condition of our country. We lose that feeling at our peril. Make no mistake. [...] Continue Reading
Your Attention Please: Generation Z Wants to Tell You Something
Every new generation seeks change, and Generation Z is no different Although most people picture little kids glued to their parents’ iPads or phones when they hear the term Gen Z, the truth is many [...] Continue Reading
No Laughing Matter
Tempting as it might be to enjoy the chaos of the Republicans’ election of Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House, it truly is no laughing matter. After all, once in the office he is supposedly second [...] Continue Reading
Beyond Racism and Resignations
Recent disclosures that Los Angeles City Council members and a union official racially denounced others compels us to deal with racism, colorism and anti-Blackness interwoven with classism for it [...] Continue Reading
Board of Supervisors Out of Touch
At the Oct. 11 meeting of the Fresno County Board of Supervisors (BOS), the supervisors showed how out of touch they are with the demographics of the county and seemingly out of touch with reality. [...] Continue Reading
Thoughts on the 9/11 Tragedy
The tragedy of 9/11 has come, been acknowledged with great ceremony, and gone. But not the aftereffects. Slightly less than 3,000 lives were lost on that momentous occasion. As a direct result of this [...] Continue Reading
Increased Investment in Healthcare Worker Retention
To fight for the health of my patients at Golden Valley Health Center, I, along with hundreds of community clinic workers united in SEIU, traveled to Sacramento to make sure that lawmakers heard [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor
Is Our Democracy Working? President Biden finally decided to help millions of college graduates stranded by thousands of dollars in debt. Those who owe money they borrowed to pursue an education [...] Continue Reading
Freedom Demands Responsibility
With so many demands in the name of freedom from those who seemingly interpret freedom as letting them do anything and everything that they choose, it is time to think of just how that attitude works [...] Continue Reading
“C” Saw: Hitting Bottom
Ever experience that painful tailbone landing that follows when your playmate suddenly jumps off their end of the seesaw? To avoid it you had to see it coming, then put your feet down fast. It’s like [...] Continue Reading
Cities Attempt “C” Cash Grab
The residents of rural Fresno County living outside its 15 cities, including thousands in more than 30 disadvantaged unincorporated communities, were placed on the political chopping block last [...] Continue Reading