Most public agencies in the San Joaquin Valley understand that taxpayers pay the salaries of public employees and they are entitled to know that information.
California lawmakers failed to pass the high-profile bill bill banning plastic grocery bags, but quietly approved a seemingly mundane measure that, if signed into law, could have far more implications for our environment.
You know Sen. Barbara Boxer is in political trouble when she’s campaigning in Fresno and it’s 104 degrees. For much of the past six years, we haven’t seen much of Boxer in these parts. When Valley residents think U.S. senator, Democrat Dianne Feinstein usually comes to mind. She casts a long political shadow in the region, especially on water issues.
The post-Cold War new world order is rapidly breaking apart.
NEW YORK -- As I was perusing headlines that seem seldom to change -- mosque, immigration, sacred ground, 9/11, more mosque -- an unlikely trio intruded upon my malaise: Paul Newman, Rodney King and John Lennon.
Editorial cartoon about the end of consolidated services between the Fresno County Sheriffs Department and the Fresno Police Department. This cartoon was published online Friday, August 27, 2010.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown announced today that he will debate Republican opponent Meg Whitman in Fresno Oct. 2 in a forum that will be televised to a statewide audience in Spanish on Univision. Whitman had already accepted the debate...read more »
Just in time for Halloween, the Fresno County Library system's Big Read this year will feature the often spooky works of Edgar Allen Poe. I remember first discovering Poe's stories in middle school, beginning with "The Pit and the Pendulum."...read more »
Mayor Ashley Swearengin is ready to take the next step in revitalizing downtown, but she's not going to do anything until she hears from city residents during a weeklong workshop on the future of downtown. The workshop will run from...read more »
Here's the situation: The U.S. economy has been crippled by a financial crisis. The president's policies have limited the damage, but they were too cautious, and unemployment remains disastrously high. More action is clearly needed.
I've been playing USTA tennis in our community for about 13 years, enjoying the team camaraderie as each new season rolls around. Singles or doubles, some games end better than others if I hit that little yellow ball more accurately than not.
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