By Grant Marcus The eleventh reason not to trust Hillary Clinton on foreign policy is how she gave birth to politics, as Arkansas’s regional student coordinator for the Barry Goldwater campaign. For [...] Continue Reading
Opinion & Analysis
WE ARE ONE – OR SHOULD BE!
By Ruth Gadebusch With the publication of the zoning map of the City of Fresno with all those little empty spaces I was once again reminded of the many county islands within the city limits. Why do [...] Continue Reading
No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problem
By Tiffany A. Potter A few of my core, life-affirming, rebel-rousing, compassion-driven, spiritual, open-minded beliefs that carry me through my days and color every decision and choice I make are as [...] Continue Reading
The Spirit of Volunteering
By Ruth Gadebusch Last month, I used this column to write about trials and tribulations of volunteering, just how our overloaded lives were affecting and being affected by volunteering. Arguably, my [...] Continue Reading
The Trials and Tribulations of Volunteerism
By Ruth Gadebusch Having recently had the privilege—or challenge, depending on perspective—of serving on several nominating committees, I have been forced to think about volunteers in today’s world. [...] Continue Reading
TIFFANY’S TAKE
By Tiffany A. Potter I am happy to state the obvious in reporting that we have made it through another year, collectively and as individuals. We had been given another year to grow, to atone, to [...] Continue Reading
Having It All
By Tiffany A. Potter Five and a half years ago, when my company was a brand new baby to the world (as all businesses created typically become the creator’s child), when I hadn’t a logo or tax [...] Continue Reading
Fear-Based Society
By Mike Starry Writing for the Fresno High School newspaper and studying Fresno State sociology helped me understand how in a fear-based society, the power structure can use the media to manipulate [...] Continue Reading
The Why and Wherefore of Our Public Education System
By Ruth Gadebusch Of all the services that government provides, public schools are at the top of my list. Everything else depends on education. We educate to develop an appreciation of how a [...] Continue Reading
Tiffany’s Take: Memories and Thanks
By Tiffany A. Potter Storyland reopened on Sept. 4, and I couldn’t be happier for it. I consider it a jewel of this town that we live in (a town that outsiders seldom have anything nice to say [...] Continue Reading
It Is That Time of Year
By Ruth Gadebusch For all the complaints and criticisms one hears about public education these days, there is still something exciting about the beginning of a new school year. It is a fresh start [...] Continue Reading
The Road to Fascism
By Leonard Adame Here’s the thing about a society that ignores police brutality. It sews the seeds of fascism, and that terrible ideology will destroy anyone that doesn’t totally adhere to its [...] Continue Reading