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Author Bill McEwen

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.

Photo of Jose Ramirez in his title fight vs. Antonio Orozco

Is Jose Ramirez the Best Boxer Ever from Fresno Area?

Bill McEwen
September 17, 2018
Jose Ramirez now has done what no Fresno area boxer has ever done. Landing 381 punches by the count of CompuBox and scoring two knockdowns in his unanimous victory over previously undefeated Antonio Orozco o...
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Janz Can Stun the Nation With This One Thing: Focus on Republicans

Bill McEwen
September 12, 2018
If Andrew Janz wants to pull off the political upset the nation talks about for months, he needs to do one thing — and one thing only — before the Nov. 6 election. Talk to Republicans in CA-22. Janz and P...
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Brown Signs Bill Phasing Fossil Fuels Out of Electricity

Bill McEwen
September 10, 2018
SACRAMENTO — California has set a goal of phasing out electricity produced by fossil fuels by 2045 under legislation signed Monday by Gov. Jerry Brown. Brown, who has positioned California as a global leader...
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Fresno State’s Performance Trumps Jarrar & Other Dust-Ups

Bill McEwen
September 10, 2018
National recognition for classroom performance keeps on coming for Fresno State. The U.S. News and World Report's 2018 Best College rankings are out, and Fresno State is pegged at No. 3 among public universi...
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Woolf Resigns from Westlands Board. What’s Next for Water District?

Bill McEwen
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Prominent Valley grower and water-management consultant Sarah Woolf has resigned from the board of directors at Westlands Water District. In a letter sent to the district, Woolf cited differences with the bo...

Retirement Approaches for Dyer. This Time, It’s Really Goodbye.

Bill McEwen
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It's the speculation that never rests at City Hall. Somehow, someway, Police Chief Jerry Dyer will remain Fresno's top cop past his scheduled retirement date of Oct. 16, 2019, insiders say. That's the dat...
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Browns Cut Fresno Native Kendricks After Insider Trading Charge

Bill McEwen
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Fresno native Mychal Kendricks, a linebacker with the Cleveland Browns, was charged Wednesday with conspiracy to commit fraud via insider trading by federal authorities in Philadelphia. His attorney said tha...
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Arax’s Memories of Saroyan at Home on West Griffith Way

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Mark Arax was the Fresno kid who wanted to become a writer. William Saroyan was our city's most famous native son, an accomplished and revered man of letters — a world traveler who owned adjacent houses at 2...
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In a Small Space, Saroyan Is Reborn Thanks to Technology

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It was well above 100 degrees the afternoon I visited the William Saroyan House Museum a couple blocks from where I grew up. Sweat poured from electricians and carpenters racing against a tight deadline to t...
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How to Watch State Superintendent Candidates Debate Public Ed

Bill McEwen
August 22, 2018
The November election pits Assemblyman Tony Thurmond against school reformer Marshall Tuck to become California's public schools superintendent. On Friday, they will participate in a "conversation" about the...
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