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Conway for Assembly
The 34th Assembly District, just by virtue of its size, is a challenge to represent. Its boundaries encompass all or parts of Tulare, Kern, Inyo and San Bernardino counties. The rambling district has vast agricultural riches, which provides much of its strength but also brings along many challenges: immigration, environmental consequences, social issues and land-use policies.

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End the secrecy surrounding public employee contract negotiations Peter Scheer, who heads the California First Amendment Coalition, has a novel idea: End the secrecy surrounding local government labor contract negotiations.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Swearengin for Fresno mayor Fresno faces a dizzying array of problems as it seeks to find a new mayor to lead the city for the next four years. There are several well-qualified candidates seeking to become Fresno's next mayor, but one candidate -- Ashley Swearengin -- stands above the rest when measured against the need.
Saturday, May 3, 2008

Support bonds for Central, West Hills and Kerman districts The greatest hope for the Valley's future is sitting in the Valley's classrooms. It is there that our schools are training the people who will develop the next big thing in technology, diagnose our cancers, design our buildings, bring the most brutal of criminals to justice, comfort us with music, dance and art.
Monday, May 12, 2008

Rodriguez for Madera County supervisor Madera County will need steady leadership to face the challenges ahead -- a worsening economy, rising unemployment, a shaky housing market. We recommend incumbent Max Rodriguez for the Board of Supervisors in District 4.
Sunday, May 11, 2008

VALLEY'S TOP 10: Online classes we'd like to take 10. "We don't need no stinking salmon." Instructor: Devin Nunes.

9. "What to do when everyone discovers you're ethically challenged." Instructor: Don Perata.

8. "How to get the hay into the barn." Instructor: Alan Autry.

7. "Living the good life: Stretching that government paycheck." Instructor: Fabian Núñez.

6. "How to widen a road." Instructors: various Fresno State administrators.

5. "Why waiting for cleaner air is good for us." Instructors: Valley air district board members.

4. "Redevelopment and glaciers: Two incremental processes" Instructors: Fresno Redevelopment Agency.

3. "How to insult the little people without really trying." Instructor: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

2. "Collegiate athletic finances and the democratic process" Instructor: John Welty.

1. "How much is that doggie in the car window?" Instructor: Bill Maze.

Opinion Talk
What would you do if someone trashed the campaign signs on your lawn? Clovis lawyer Patricia Brown wrote in Valley Voices Saturday about her outrageous neighbor, a guy I suspect has applesauce for brains demonstrating his high regard for aesthetics by tearing down the yard signs for Hillary Clinton that she and another neighbor had placed on their [More]

Welty admits mistakes at Fresno State, and apologizes to community In a very candid commentary published in The Bee today, Fresno State President John Welty admits to a painful year at the university and apologizes "for the things that have happened that have disappointed so many people in this community." Those include multi-million-dollar verdicts against [More]

Did you serve in the Peace Corps? Serving in the Peace Corps is the next best thing to carrying a baby out of a burning house to most Americans. But according to a former Peace Corps country director, Robert L. Strauss, the Peace Corps has never been what it should be, [More]

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