Bill McEwen, Author at GV Wire

Is He the Only Dem in America Not Running for President?

May 20, 2019

It wasn't as epic as Bob Dylan's 115th Dream, but a weird scenario invaded my sleep the other night. Opinion Bill McEwen I'm in a chair in the Ed Sullivan Studio in New York next to the des...

Special Ed Problems Are Real. The Fresno Unified Script Isn’t.

Bill McEwen

May 15, 2019

Fresno Unified leaders carefully drew up Tuesday night's roll-out of the special education budget for the next school year. Assistant Superintendent Brian Beck presented a summary of the Council of the Great...

Love of Teaching Powers Her Amazing Sprint to a Fresno Classroom

Bill McEwen

May 13, 2019

Kaylee Gutierrez is among the 19.3% of students who enter Fresno State as freshmen and get their diplomas four years later. But she did something else that had university officials jogging their memories. ...

11 Important Things to Know About Janz vs. Brand

Bill McEwen

May 9, 2019

The Fresno mayoral election is starting out hot and before the March primary will make all those before it seem like dinner debates in an arctic basement. Opinion Bill McEwen The entry of A...

Abhorred by Domestic Violence Surge? Donate to Marjaree Mason.

Bill McEwen

May 6, 2019

(Editor's Note: This is an updated version of Bill McEwen's Jan. 10, 2019, column on the financial challenges facing the Marjaree Mason Center.) Domestic violence again is sending tremors through our communi...

If California Stopped Giving Away Billions, It Wouldn’t Need New Taxes

Bill McEwen

May 6, 2019

You'd think that California, which boasts the world's fifth-largest economy, would have ample tax revenue for schools, roads, and a public safety net. But, in some people's eyes, the taxes and fees generated...

Speaking Truth to Power on Behalf of Special Ed Students

Bill McEwen

May 2, 2019

It's called speaking truth to power. And, Wednesday night, five women dedicated to special education students and families delivered the truth to the most powerful leaders in Fresno Unified. Opini...

Big Special Ed Dollars Coming. Can FUSD Deliver Better Results?

Bill McEwen

April 30, 2019

As soon as he became superintendent in 2017, Bob Nelson publicly acknowledged serious, heart-breaking problems in Fresno Unified's often-criticized special education program. The criticism hasn't relented ev...

An Assembly Seat Isn’t Worth What’s Ahead for the Arambulas

Bill McEwen

April 25, 2019

Please, can someone close to Joaquin Arambula talk sense to the assemblyman? He's in desperate need of a lucid, heart-to-heart conversation from somebody close, somebody he respects. Opinion Bi...

Flag raising ceremony at Fresno City Hall to commemorate Armenian Genocide

Armenian Genocide Recognized in Fresno, But Not at White House

Bill McEwen

April 24, 2019

Almost universally, Armenians are dedicated to ensuring that the genocide of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Turks from 1915 through 1918 is acknowledged and never forgotten. But, for many Americans, it...

Teachers Look Online for Climate Change Info, Find Propaganda

Bitwise Hits Jackpot With $27M in Venture Capital Funding

Fresno Judge Is Latest to Rule New Murder Law Unconstitutional

Fresno State Nursing Master’s Program Loses Accreditation

California Has Housing Crisis, Legislature Has No Fix Yet

Valley Children’s Again Ranks Among the Nation’s Best

Fact Check: Trump’s Falsehoods on Electoral College, Border Wall

Finally, Fresno Unified’s Trajectory Is Pointing Up

Man Arrested in 1985 Killing of Hollywood TV Director

Tree That Some Say Inspired Dr. Seuss’ ‘The Lorax’ Topples

Mariska Hargitay: Haven’t Been in Touch With Linda Fairstein

Police: 4 Shot, 3 Arrested at Raptors Rally in Toronto

What Does Fresno Want in Next Police Chief? Everything.

Walters: Democratic Voters More Centrist Than Their Party

With Cryptocurrency, Facebook Working to Become an Independent Nation

Legislature Must Act to Protect Environment From Trump’s Assaults

California’s Worsening Wildfires, Explained

Brand to Human Traffickers: All of Fresno Is Coming After You!

A Brief History of Fresno’s Spiral Garage

Dyer Expected to Launch Mayoral Bid on Wednesday

Poll: Trump trails Biden and Bernie in Florida

A Look at Fresno’s Judiciary as Mangano Takes His Robe

California Poll: Biden the Choice of Likely Democratic Voters

Bill McEwen

Is He the Only Dem in America Not Running for President?

Special Ed Problems Are Real. The Fresno Unified Script Isn’t.

Love of Teaching Powers Her Amazing Sprint to a Fresno Classroom

11 Important Things to Know About Janz vs. Brand

Abhorred by Domestic Violence Surge? Donate to Marjaree Mason.

If California Stopped Giving Away Billions, It Wouldn’t Need New Taxes

Speaking Truth to Power on Behalf of Special Ed Students

Big Special Ed Dollars Coming. Can FUSD Deliver Better Results?

An Assembly Seat Isn’t Worth What’s Ahead for the Arambulas

Armenian Genocide Recognized in Fresno, But Not at White House

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