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Water Fluoridation Controversy Redux

By George B. Kauffman and Kenneth Owen (“K.O”) Crosby Since its inception, water fluoridation has been the subject of controversy. However, with the currently unstable and unfortunate political, [...] Continue Reading

Letters to the Editor

Fire Bombing Police Cars Affects Us All As elders, we have a responsibility to teach as we were taught and to share the knowledge that we learned over the years. Nonviolence is the way to move [...] Continue Reading

“Queer Eye…” Column Ending

By Dan Waterhouse I am ending “Queer Eye…” After the Community Alliance printed a front-page story in July about an officer-involved shooting at Belmont and Peach avenues, I began hearing that [...] Continue Reading

The Boundary of Free Speech

By Kaylia Metcalfe Back in August, there was a lot of attention surrounding Florida teacher Jerry Buell, who posted on his Facebook page that the legalization of same-sex marriage in New York made [...] Continue Reading

Jim Hightower in Conversation

By Richard Stone (Author’s note: While in Fresno to speak at the Progressives’ gathering on Oct. 1, Jim Hightower graciously afforded the Community Alliance time to interview him one-on-one. In the [...] Continue Reading

Clearing the Air

Valley Air Board’s InsensitivityBy Kevin Hall According to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, it was an orange flag day on a Thursday afternoon in late September, “unhealthy for [...] Continue Reading

Region of Abundant Communities

By Community Alliance Staff A Region of Abundant Communities Convention for the San Joaquin Valley will be held on Nov. 16. The convention will focus on rebuilding community connections and competence [...] Continue Reading