The national narrative for the 2010 election is that President Barack Obama pushed his “left” agenda too aggressively and the people rebelled. Who makes up this stuff? Far from governing from the [...] Continue Reading
Local & State
From the Editor
Having a newspaper to communicate the stories about what is going on in this community is an essential foundation if we are going to make changes that bring about peace, social and economic justice. [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor
Remembering George “Elfie” Ballis I just got to the mailbox yesterday and saw the final result of the feature article you did on George. It is a relief to have the scope of his/our work [...] Continue Reading
Is the Republic Imperiled? Or Are the Voters in the Central Valley?
Book Review: Restoring the Republic by Devin Nunes (WND Books, 2010). I am not quite sure how best to approach a review of Devin Nunes’ book, Restoring the Republic. Nunes, the U.S. Congressional [...] Continue Reading
Electric Cars: The Future Is Rolling into Fresno
Plug-in all-electric cars are now affordable, and they may be a great deal if you are in the market for a new car. These automobiles are not the golf carts or the $100,000+ roadsters that were the [...] Continue Reading
CREDO: Meet Georgia Linscheid
Georgia Linscheid describes herself as a “thoroughbred Mennonite,” with ancestors from the Old Country who became pioneer farmers in the U.S. Midwest. She grew up in a Mennonite community in Ohio, on [...] Continue Reading
Alcohol and Drugs in Fresno County, or Why I Can’t Support Prevention Any Longer
Besides writing two columns (including this one) and being active in the queer community, I also serve the greater Fresno community as a member of the county’s Alcohol and Drug Advisory Board. Over [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Human Rights Violations
Fresno is becoming the foremost violator of human rights in California, even after losing a federal court battle in July 2008 at the cost of $2.35 million because of violating the constitutional [...] Continue Reading
Satan’s Heat Is on Its Way
I can feel it in wisps, in the breaks of the breeze, on my collar and shoulders when I walk into the sunlight beating down on the areas that were formerly streets before the Fresno Mall was born. But [...] Continue Reading
Pill Call
There are multiple schools of thought about what sort of healthcare California prisoners should receive. Some folks blurt out that convicts deserve little if any help in the way of medical services. [...] Continue Reading
Living the Dream, Let Freedom Ring for LOVE: Let Our Violence End
The 2010–2011 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Unity Committee (MLKUC) is reaching out to find a way to fund another year of celebration and commemoration around King’s birthday, as it is in jeopardy [...] Continue Reading
Support the DREAM Act Rally in Fresno
Hundreds of students and community activists held a rally on November 19 at Fresno State University in support of the DREAM Act. The rally was prompted by media reports that the Associated Student [...] Continue Reading