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A general view shows destruction in North Gaza, as seen from Israel, May 27, 2025 (REUTERS/Amir Cohen TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

From Victims to Perpetrators: Israeli Soldiers’ Nazi Comparisons and the Unfolding War Crimes in Gaza

The Israeli military’s ongoing assault on the Gaza Strip has reached a tipping point — not just in terms of human suffering and infras...

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Dear Mayor and City Council, Fresno’s Housing Bottlenecks Are a Modern Form of Redlining

Dear Mayor and Councilmembers, I am writing to respectfully urge you to reconsider and vote yes on the proposed ministerial approval for off...

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A Path Forward on Immigration Reform That Strengthens America

America cannot continue to rely on a broken immigration system that neither secures our borders nor supports the workforce that drives our e...

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President Donald Trump speaks as he attends a military parade to commemorate the U.S. Army's 250th Birthday, on the day of his 79th birthday, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 14, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

Israel’s War of Choice With Iran Puts Trump in a Bind

Israel’s war of choice with Iran is proving far less decisive than President Donald Trump initially believed when he praised Israel’s perfor...

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My family is proud of our farm in Kerman. At VF&B Farms, we’ve grown just about everything over the years — cotton, tomatoes, almonds, s...

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Health Care Is a Lifeline. The Central Valley Deserves Better.

When I talk about health care, it’s personal. Noe Garcia Opinion My mother is a two-time cancer survivor, fighting a lifelong battle wit...

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I Applaud Fresno Unified’s New Focus, but the Plan Needs Work

As a general rule, going backwards doesn’t help you make progress. And yet, when it comes to student achievement in America’s public schools...

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The Valley is Driving California’s Economic Growth

California is now the fourth-largest economy in the world. It hasn’t been easy to achieve that milestone. But we’ve done it by seizing new o...

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Will California Meet Newsom’s 2035 EV Deadline? It Won’t Even Hit the 2026 Target 

It was with brash confidence that Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that by 2035, the only new cars and light trucks sold in California would be e...

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Earth Day Festival at Fresno City College Is a Great Place to Eat, Play, Learn

In these hyper partisan times it seems surprising that much of our major environmental protections came about under a Republican administrat...

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President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 12, 2025. (Reuters File)

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Palestinians gather to collect what remains of relief supplies from the distribution center of the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, June 5, 2025. (Reuters File)

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613 Killed at Gaza Aid Distribution Sites, Near Humanitarian Covoys, Says UN

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Fresno County Authorities Investigating Suspicious Death of Transient Man

Israel Builds a Fence Around the West Bank

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West Bank Town Becomes ‘Big Prison’ as Israel Fences It In

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