FresnoBee.com: Bill McEwen http://www.fresnobee.com/columnists/mcewen/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from FresnoBee.com in California's Central Valley en-us Copyright 2006 FresnoBee.com Bill McEwen 60 Sun, 11 May 2008 00:43:02 PDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy's PubSys jward@fresnobee.com Driving a little less can go a long way to clean the air http://www.fresnobee.com/columnists/mcewen/story/590879.html http://www.fresnobee.com/columnists/mcewen/story/590879.html Sat, 10 May 2008 23:17:52 PDT If everybody emulated Ed King and his wife, Rhonda, we'd all breathe easier, fill up less and save money. Captain of Calaveras runs a tight ship http://www.fresnobee.com/columnists/mcewen/story/584452.html http://www.fresnobee.com/columnists/mcewen/story/584452.html Wed, 07 May 2008 23:23:30 PDT It figures that Rob Defrees would bill the block party he's planning for Calaveras Street on Saturday as the largest "ever in Fresno" and build music into the event. Villines needs to broaden tax scam http://www.fresnobee.com/columnists/mcewen/story/555762.html http://www.fresnobee.com/columnists/mcewen/story/555762.html Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:16:30 PDT No one can accuse Mike Villines of being parochial. Not when he lives in Clovis -- 150 miles from the ocean -- and still has the fortitude to help struggling yacht buyers. Questions haunt Roosevelt tragedy http://www.fresnobee.com/columnists/mcewen/story/548401.html http://www.fresnobee.com/columnists/mcewen/story/548401.html Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:28:59 PDT Here's the question Fresno Unified officials aren't answering: What happened at Roosevelt High School in the final hours of Jesús Carrizales' life? Too much collaboration, it turns out, can paralyze http://www.fresnobee.com/columnists/mcewen/story/542707.html http://www.fresnobee.com/columnists/mcewen/story/542707.html Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:31:22 PDT Ashley Swearengin is all about competence. She's bright, articulate and schooled in forging public-private partnerships. Selma High teacher's book isn't just for kids http://www.fresnobee.com/columnists/mcewen/story/538962.html http://www.fresnobee.com/columnists/mcewen/story/538962.html Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:15:11 PDT Sharing good books is one of life's treats. Farmers shouldn't blame Wanger http://www.fresnobee.com/columnists/mcewen/story/533154.html http://www.fresnobee.com/columnists/mcewen/story/533154.html Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:15:33 PDT Farmers angry about losing irrigation water to environmental restoration have made his name an epithet, right along with the tiny delta smelt and majestic chinook salmon. Hypocrisy rather than performance behind Jeff Denham recall http://www.fresnobee.com/columnists/mcewen/story/526437.html http://www.fresnobee.com/columnists/mcewen/story/526437.html Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:58:19 PDT Every time I see the television commercial accusing Jeff Denham of being a terrible state senator worthy of recall, I laugh. Struggling students can't save Bulldogs http://www.fresnobee.com/columnists/mcewen/story/522389.html http://www.fresnobee.com/columnists/mcewen/story/522389.html Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:05:20 PDT Out at Fresno State, the people in charge of sports are talking about revenue streams and funding models -- and trying to pick the pockets of students scrambling to pay for tuition, gas and Top Ramen. Muir's tour an example Valley should follow today http://www.fresnobee.com/columnists/mcewen/story/516441.html http://www.fresnobee.com/columnists/mcewen/story/516441.html Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:07:14 PDT John Muir, the great wanderer, departed San Francisco on foot in 1868 intent on exploring Yosemite's wonders. His route took him through the Pacheco Pass, where he was transfixed by the bountiful garden in the distance.