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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.

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Trump Delivers on Water for Valley, Gives Lift to GOP Congressmen

Bill McEwen and David Taub
October 19, 2018
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Friday afternoon in Scottsdale, Arizona, that one senior White House official called “the most significant action by a president on western water issues.” Trump’s p...

Our Wars Are Hidden Now, But the Costs Are Still Staggering

Bill McEwen
October 7, 2018
Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden are long dead. The Iraq War officially ended in 2011. But the Afghanistan War grinds on, 17 years and counting with no resolution in sight. It was on Oct. 7, 2001, th...
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We can surmise with a high degree of certainty three things about Rep. Devin Nunes' re-election bid. One, internal polling has given Nunes reason to worry that Democratic challenger Andrew Janz is breathing ...
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Dyer Talks Staffing, 911 Calls, Atlantic Article, Parks, and More

Bill McEwen
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Earlier this year it appeared to me that Mayor Lee Brand had teed up the perfect sales tax proposal for Fresno: a half-cent divided between parks and public safety. But the Fresno City Council majority shot ...
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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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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

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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

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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
September 6, 2018
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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