Kudos to Columnist I am the author of two books. I am contacting you about “Another Fresno Opportunity” (January 2024 issue) written by Ruth Gadebusch. Born and raised in Fresno, I have never had [...] Continue Reading
Social Justice
City of Clovis Settles with Desiree Martinez
(Editor’s note: The City of Clovis made public the announcement of a settlement agreement between the City and Desiree “Dez” Martinez that could have dramatic implications in Clovis regarding [...] Continue Reading
Surviving Injustice
Douglas “Chief” Stankewitz, the Monache man from Big Sandy Rancheria (Fresno County), has never wavered in his fight for freedom. Sentenced to death in October 1978, Stankewitz has lived through five [...] Continue Reading
Major New Attack on Workers’ Right to Organize
Two of the most obscenely rich men in the world, together with the German corporation Aldi, which owns more than 12,000 stores in 18 countries, have directly attacked the only agency charged with [...] Continue Reading
Day of Remembrance
It was an historically ironic location for the Japanese American Citizens League’s annual Day of Remembrance—the Fresno Fairgrounds, where thousands of American citizens were held for months living in [...] Continue Reading
United Against Hate
California Attorney General Rob Bonta will be the keynote speaker on April 6 at the United Against Hate forum at Fresno City College. “We must stand united against hate and do our part to prevent [...] Continue Reading
Stop the Hate Event at the Fresno Center
The latest effort by the San Joaquin Valley Media Alliance, the Community Alliance newspaper and several co-sponsors in the Stop the Hate campaign was a meeting at the Fresno Center in southeast [...] Continue Reading
Lest We Forget
The need for a Black History Month (February) and likewise a Women’s History Month (March) is not that we forget, but that all too often the stories of these groups are unknown, having been ignored in [...] Continue Reading
Law and Order
Watching the assault on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and the subsequent Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutions and imprisonment or fines of those involved in the criminal activity that left five [...] Continue Reading
LGBTQ Derangement Syndrome
Recently, I went to my mailbox and found a sticker that said “God Hates Fags.” What would drive someone to plaster that kind of message? Is that a way to win converts? No. It’s a way to spread fear [...] Continue Reading
La ciudad de Clovis Llega a un Acuerdo con Desiree Martinez
(Nota del editor: La Ciudad de Clovis hizo público el anuncio de un acuerdo de conciliación entre la Ciudad y Desiree “Dez” Martinez que podría tener implicaciones dramáticas en Clovis con respecto a [...] Continue Reading
Día del Recuerdo
Fue un lugar históricamente irónico para el “Día del Recuerdo” anual de la Liga de Ciudadanos Americano-Japoneses: el recinto de la feria de Fresno, donde miles de ciudadanos estadounidenses de origen [...] Continue Reading