Petitioning the President The White House has a Web site called “We the People” that “provides a new way to petition the Obama administration to take action on a range of important issues facing our [...] Continue Reading
Science & Health
Scientific Breakthroughs of the Year 2012
By George B. Kauffman We humans love to make lists: the best or worst—of the year, decade or century. In the Dec. 21, 2012, issue of Science magazine, the flagship journal of the American [...] Continue Reading
The Community Alliance Helps the Homeless
By Mike Rhodes The Community Alliance newspaper has secured funding for a second year to provide portable toilets to several homeless encampments in downtown Fresno. The toilets provide the homeless [...] Continue Reading
Food Not Bombs!
By Kelly Borkert People from all points will be converging on Jan. 20 at the Full Circle Brewery (620 F St.) for another great experience at the hands of Blake Jones and the Trike Shop and another [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor – January 2013
Efforts to Label Genetically Engineered Foods Continue Although Prop 37 to label genetically engineered foods was narrowly defeated in November, it was a huge success nationally and globally. [...] Continue Reading
The Crockford Files: Getting Information
By John Crockford In future editions of the Crockford Files, we’ll be exploring how local governments are making use of technology to keep us informed. Twitter, for example, has become a popular [...] Continue Reading
EPA Allows More Pesticide Air Pollution
From a press release from the Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment San Joaquin Valley and Ventura County community groups filed a lawsuit on Dec. 12, 2012, against the U.S. Environmental [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor – Dec. 2012
An Open Letter to President Obama…from Michael Moore Monday, November 19, 2012 Dear President Obama: Good luck on your journeys overseas this week, and congratulations on decisively winning your [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor – Dec. 2012
I went to the grand opening of the Renaissance at Santa Clara in November. The $11 million project was built to provide 69 units (340 square feet each) to help end homelessness in Fresno. If you do [...] Continue Reading
The Crockford Files – Dec. 2012
By John Crockford Secure Communications When a Silent Circle subscriber (this is a fee-based service) makes a phone call, sends a text or video chats with another Silent Circle member, that [...] Continue Reading
The Valley Is Forging a Sustainable Food System, Starting at Home
By the Fresno Food System Alliance On Oct. 14, the New York Times Magazine published a feature article by Mark Bittman titled “Heavenly Earth,” which highlighted the relationship between farmers and [...] Continue Reading
Imagine…
By Jessica M. Hanna The Manchester Experiment, located in the Manchester Center (on the third floor above the Sears entrance), presents “Life, Liberty & Property” by Brandon itheyus Jacobs and [...] Continue Reading