By Paul T. Jackson Peace is a basic human need; peace of mind is a mark of good health. Peace flows from within each individual out to other members of the community to which the individual belongs. [...] Continue Reading
Science & Health
Grain Silo
By Chris Breedlove On Oct. 23, the City of Fresno had all contingencies methodically calculated out for its systematic destruction of the Silo Grain homeless community. Homeless advocates were also [...] Continue Reading
Turkey, Grandkids, Mariachis, Da Mean Mayor and Our Duty
By Leonard Adame November, usually a little gray, colder than the turkey in the fridge, the sun losing out to the grim overcast. Doesn’t matter. Soon the turkey will be in a warmer climate. Soon [...] Continue Reading
Down and Out in Fresno
By Robert Navarro In George Orwell’s classic Down and Out in Paris and London, he memorialized his journalistic venture into the world of poverty during the depths of the global Depression. With [...] Continue Reading
Clean Air Is an Unreasonable Expectation – Clearing the Air – November 2013
By Tom Frantz Last month, I wrote about the false “Air Alert” declared in August by our Valley Air Board. The alert involved a big media campaign asking people to carpool and not idle their cars so [...] Continue Reading
Historic Legislation Signed in Fresno
By Valeria Pedroza Last month, on Oct. 3, California Governor Jerry Brown came to the Central Valley and signed AB 60 into law at Fresno City College. This bill, which will not take effect until Jan. [...] Continue Reading
Seniors Love Medicare
By Dan Yaseen Across all political, social and economic strata, Medicare is one of the most popular government programs in the United States. Almost 90% people on Medicare are very satisfied with the [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Groups Support Drug Law Reform
By Pam Whalen After a hard-fought battle in the State Assembly, SB 649, authored by Sen. Mark Leno (D–San Francisco) is now headed for the Governor’s desk. SB 649 will, if signed by Gov. Jerry [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: The Great False Air Alert of 2013
By Tom Frantz Central Valley ozone sometimes reaches extreme health-endangering levels in late summer when school starts. These spikes in one-hour ozone levels have been part of the reason that [...] Continue Reading
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
By Dan Yaseen What Is Obamacare? The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare and the Affordable Care Act (ACA), was signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, [...] Continue Reading
City of Fresno Destroys Downtown Homeless Encampments
By Mike Rhodes The City of Fresno followed through on their threats to destroy homeless encampments in the downtown area last month by bringing in bulldozers, garbage trucks and sanitation workers [...] Continue Reading
It’s Complicated: Unintended Consequences
By George B. Kauffman “You have to think about the unintended consequences of either the decisions you make or the ones you do not.”—Madeleine K. Albright In the social sciences, unintended [...] Continue Reading