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Bill McEwen,
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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

Image of Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer superimposed over ICE agents. In an MLK Day speech, the Republican mayor called out federal agents for using tactics abandoned long ago by local and state law enforcement

Republican Mayor Jerry Dyer Speaks Truth to Trump’s ICE Power

On the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday Monday, Fresno Mayor Jerry did what few Republicans are willing to do. Bill McEwen Opinion He s...
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Life, Liberty, and America’s Pursuit of Unhappiness

We Americans like to boast, “We’re No. 1,” and we certainly are in our military capacity to invade other countries and abduct odious foreign...
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/ 1 week ago

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Does Fresno City Council Believe in Transparency? Let’s Find Out

When he was the mayor of Fresno, Alan Autry often said, “The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable.” B...
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See the Roaring Cascade of Water Released From Oroville Dam

The California Division of Water Resources began required flood control releases into the Feather River using Oroville Dam’s main spillway M...
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What’s That Smell? A Stinking Pile of Self-Dealing at Fresno City Hall

Thanks to bulldog reporting by GV Wire’s David Taub and Edward Smith and Fresnoland’s Omar S. Rashad, a stinking pile of self-de...
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Plenty of Sun and Dry Skies Ahead for Fresno

The skies have cleared, soggy ground is drying, and sunshine dominates the forecast for the next two weeks in Fresno and surrounding communi...
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A Look Inside Trump World’s Pay-to-Play Pardon Scheme

The Wall Street Journal recently delivered a blockbuster investigative story on how allies and lobbyists close to President Donald Trump are...
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Rain Ushers in the New Year for Fresno. When Will It End?

New Year’s Day greeted Fresno with a half-inch of rain Thursday morning and more precipitation is in the National Weather Service fore...
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Check Out Before and After Satellite Views of Sierra Snowpack Following Storms

Last week’s “Christmas Miracle” storms are putting smiles on the faces of California growers and skiers. On Dec. 11, 19% o...
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/ 4 weeks ago

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Fresno Rain Isn’t Done. Forecast Calls for Thunderstorms

Fresno won’t start drying out yet, as the National Weather Service predicts an 80% chance of showers and possible thunderstorms on Fri...
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A video spread panic online Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, after ICE activity was reported in Clovis, though police said they were notified in advance and did not assist in the operation. (Shutterstock)
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Democrats Running for U.S. Senate in Texas Call for Overhaul of ICE

A person holds a stop sign, a placard and a U.S. flag as community members protest after federal agents fatally shot a man while trying to detain him, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 24, 2026. (Reuters/Seth Herald)
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Deaths Mount as Trump Immigration Push Intensifies

Demonstrators and civilians surround a perimeter held by federal agents near the intersection of 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis, where federal law enforcement agents shot a person earlier on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. The scene was cordoned off with crime scene tape, as dozens of protesters, some wearing gas masks and goggles, blew whistles. ICE agents from Enforcement and Removal Operations were on site, as were several agents wearing U.S. Bureau of Prison Uniforms. (David Guttenfelder/The New York Times)
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The seal of the U.S. Justice Department is seen on the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room in Washington, January 24, 2023. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo)
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Appeals Court Rejects Justice Department’s Push to Charge More People Over Minnesota Church Demonstration

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