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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.

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Bill McEwen
August 20, 2018
Trade in your old, tired, gross-polluting car is the new mantra of the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District. If you are driving a 1999 or older car, the air district wants to help put you in a n...
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Bill McEwen
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Noted statistician Nate Silver, who analyzes political elections for a living, sees two Republican incumbents in the Valley's congressional delegation losing their seats in the November election. Neither of ...
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Bill McEwen
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A poll by a San Francisco consulting firm suggests that Fresno County prosecutor Andrew Janz is gaining ground in his challenge of eight-term Republican Devin Nunes of Tulare. "The poll found a surprisingly ...
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Even before Bob Nelson took over as Fresno Unified superintendent, he had to know that the district's efforts to educate students with disabilities were coming up short. The many lawsuits against the distric...
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De León Is Progressive Alternative to Feinstein in Senate Race

Bill McEwen
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State Sen. Kevin de León visited Fresno on Tuesday (Aug. 1) and talked about his bid to unseat incumbent U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, a fellow Democrat. In this edition of Take Five, de León answered quest...

Bad News for Trump: A Fresno Grocery Clerk Didn’t Really Say That.

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One of the most popular stories today in America is only 260 words long. It quotes a grocery clerk in Fresno. And it's totally made up. Opinion Bill McEwen Satire is Andy Borowitz's s...

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Bill McEwen
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You'd think by now that California state employees who sleep on the job, leave their posts early or buy unauthorized stuff would realize that State Auditor Elaine M. Howle and her staff are watching. ...
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