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Darius Assemi’s Message on Farming Challenges

Central Valley farming operations face unprecedented challenges created by low commodity prices, high interest rates, rising operational cos...

/ 4 months ago

Enough With the Excuses. Are You Part of the Problem With Fresno’s Public Education?

A quality public education shouldn’t be reserved for deadweight political talk — it’s a civil rights matter that is everyone’s busines...

/ 9 months ago

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As We Reopen, We Can’t Let Our Guard Down Against This Virus

We are at the point in the pandemic where the cracks in California’s unified response to COVID-19 are showing. Three northern counties...

/ 5 years ago

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Social Distancing Costly, but Effective. USA Rebound, Cultural Changes Next.

The human race is on pause. Our planet is changing. I wonder what cultural and moral transformations might emerge as a result of this pandem...

/ 5 years ago

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American Ingenuity Will Beat COVID-19. Here’s How We’ll Get Back to Work.

The COVID-19 pandemic is putting all of us to the test emotionally and financially. We are praying for loved ones fighting the virus and gri...

/ 5 years ago

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Free Speech Is What Allows Us to Govern Ourselves in America

Among the many things that make America great is our freedom of speech without government reprisal. In fact, one of our Founding Fathers, Ja...

/ 5 years ago

Checklist of must-do's for Fresno Unified

This Is How Fresno Unified Can Vault to the Top

Fresno’s future depends on Fresno Unified School District. Its 74,000 students are the biggest part of our future workforce. In fact, what h...

/ 6 years ago

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There's a Better Way to Make Fresno Sparkle. Vote 'No' on P.

Here’s something I believe people on both sides of the parks tax debate can agree on: We’ve got miles to go to make Fresno a vibrant, safe, ...

/ 6 years ago

With Crime This Bad, Now Is Not the Time for a Parks Tax

This is the reality of life in Fresno, and it doesn’t matter where you live. Every time you park your car, you wonder if a window will...

/ 6 years ago

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These Fixes Will Make America Prosperous For All

If President Donald Trump doesn’t soon resolve the international trade war he started with tariffs, America’s booming economy wi...

/ 6 years ago

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California vs. Trump Lawsuits

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CA Sued the Tar Out of Trump the First Time Around. How Did It Do?

Lieutenant-General Herzi Halevi, center, attends a ceremony marking the Hebrew calendar anniversary of the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, Israel, on Oct. 27, 2024. (AP File)

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Israel’s Top General Resigns over Oct. 7 Failures, Adding to Pressure on Netanyahu

Ken Martin, the Minnesota Democratic party chairman, in Saint Paul, Minn., on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Martin, who announced his candidacy to lead the DNC on Tuesday, has led the Minnesota state party since 2011 and served as a vice chairman of the national party since 2017. (Jenn Ackerman/The New York Times)

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A Heavy Favorite Emerges in the Race to Lead the Democratic Party

President Donald Trump holds up an executive order after signing it on stage at the Capitol One Arena, following his inauguration in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025. Attorneys general from 18 states sued Trump on Tuesday to block an executive order that refuses to recognize the U.S.-born children of unauthorized immigrants as citizens, contrary to the 14th Amendment. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

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18 States Sue to Stop Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order

President Donald Trump gives his inaugural address during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

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Trump Orders to Roll Back Transgender Protections and End DEI Programs

President Donald Trump, left, and first lady Melania Trump attend the national prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP/Evan Vucci)

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Trump’s First Full Day Back in White House Includes Firings and an Infrastructure Announcement

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