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Bill McEwen,
News Director

Bill McEwen is news director and columnist for GV Wire. He joined GV Wire in August 2017 after 37 years at The Fresno Bee. With The Bee, he served as Opinion Editor, City Hall reporter, Metro columnist, sports columnist and sports editor through the years. His work has been frequently honored by the California Newspapers Publishers Association, including authoring first-place editorials in 2015 and 2016. Bill and his wife, Karen, are proud parents of two adult sons, and they have two grandsons. You can contact Bill at 559-492-4031 or at bmcewen@gvwire.com

Stories by Bill McEwen

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Mary Schiely, who works at Sloan’s Market that serves customers on SNAP benefits in Middletown, Ohio on Nov. 23, 2025. Schiely relies on SNAP benefits, as do many customers at the small grocery store where she works. The nation’s day of feasting is not the easiest for them. (Madeleine Hordinski/The New York Times)

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SNAP Recipients Plan Thanksgiving, Down to Their Last Cent

President Donald Trump, left, shares a laugh with Hoeard Lutnick during his ceremonial swearing-in as Commerce Secretary at the White House on Feb. 21, 2025. Lutnick was one of the dozens of donors to Trump’s transition, and his family donated to the $300 million White House construction project. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times)

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A Year Later, Donors to Trump’s Transition Come to Light

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Nov. 23, 2023. The 99th edition of the New York parade will feature performances from Cynthia Erivo and Busta Rhymes, as well as dozens of floats and balloons. (Amir Hamja/The New York Times)

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How to Watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Fire burns bamboo scaffolding across multiple buildings at Wang Fuk Court housing estate, in Tai Po, Hong Kong, China, November 26, 2025. (Reuters/Tyrone Siu)

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Fire Engulfs Hong Kong Residential Building Killing at Least 14 People, Trapping Others

Israeli soldiers walk during an operation in Tubas, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, November 26, 2025. (Reuters/Mohamad Torokman)

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Israel Launches New Military Operation in Northern West Bank

15 hours ago

Assault Case Against Former Merced County Sheriff’s Sgt. Delayed to 2026

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