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Why Community-Owned Grocery Stores Like Co-Ops Are the Best Recipe for Revitalizing Food Deserts

September 15, 2019

Tens of millions of Americans go to bed hungry at some point every year. While poverty is the primary culprit, some blame food insecurity on the lack of grocery stores in low-income neighborhoods. That’s why...

How TV Cameras Influence Candidates’ Debate Success

The Conversation

September 14, 2019

As the Democratic Party continues to winnow its field of candidates to challenge President Donald Trump, it’s important to remember that the way candidates are covered on TV can influence public opinion. That’s...

Efforts to Minimize Opioid Painkillers After Surgery Appear to Be Working

The Conversation

September 8, 2019

The opioid epidemic has been wreaking misery and death across the nation for years. In 2017 alone, opioid overdoses killed more than 47,000 people – 10,000 more deaths than were caused by traffic accidents that...

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Meet the Educator Behind Washington Monthly College Rankings

The Conversation

August 26, 2019

By Bryan Keogh Economics & Business Editor Robert Kelchen, a scholar of higher education, oversees the college rankings at Washington Monthly. The magazine’s rankings are meant to provide an alternati...

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‘Christian Left’ Gathers Steam, Appalled by Treatment of Migrants

The Conversation

August 19, 2019

Holding pictures of migrant children who have died in U.S. custody and forming a cross with their bodies on the floor of the Russell Senate Office Building, 70 Catholics were arrested in July for obstructing a ...

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When Will Politicians Stop Repeating Myths About Mass Shootings?

The Conversation

August 17, 2019

When 22 people were killed in El Paso, Texas, and nine more were killed in Dayton, Ohio, roughly 12 hours later, responses to the tragedy included many of the same myths and stereotypes Americans have grown use...

Why Samoans Are 40 Times More Likely to Play in the NFL

The Conversation

August 15, 2019

With training camp in full swing, quarterback Marcus Mariota, the first Samoan Heisman Trophy winner, will be the signal caller for the NFL’s Tennessee Titans. Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, a...

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Polls Show Americans Support Immigration at Record Levels

The Conversation

August 9, 2019

Since its start, the Trump administration has implemented policies to step up immigration enforcement and reduce the number of immigrants admitted into the U.S. Many of these efforts – like the border wall, ...

The Internet Is Rotting – Let’s Embrace It

The Conversation

July 26, 2019

I have just taken an entire website and gigabytes of data offline. It covered a highly successful series of conferences on the data economy. It brought together thought leaders and key decision-makers from arou...

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How the Government Can Steal Your Stuff, Explained

The Conversation

July 26, 2019

Editor’s note: Should someone wearing a badge have the power to relieve a suspected drug dealer of his Maserati on the spot without giving him an opportunity to flee or liquidate and launder his assets? Known a...

California Asks Trump for Housing Vouchers to Aid Homeless

‘Maude’ Co-Star, Character Actor Bill Macy Dies at 97

Johnson Urges Support for Brexit Deal Before Knife-Edge Vote

Fresno County Unemployment Rate Hits Historic Low of 5.3%

Will US Supreme Court End Inclusionary Zoning?

Bond Measures Could Raise Megabucks for Schools — and Taxes

US Single-Family Homebuilding Ticks up, Apartments Fall

In ‘SIM Swap,’ Criminals Really Have Your Number

California Bans Fur Trapping for Recreation, Commerce

Country Radio DJ Bob Kingsley, 80, Dies at Home in Texas

UCLA Ends 11-Year Drought Against Stanford With 34-16 Win

America Loves Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. Meet Inventor at Fresno CC.

Walters: Old Tax Loopholes Live Again

Opinion: Valley Should Not Be Held Captive to PG&E Failures

Gideon Levy: ‘The Two-State Solution has Left the Station’

Newsom’s First Rodeo: In Year One, Governor Bucks Both Trump and Brown

Muslim Youth Have a Place to Call Their Own at My Deen

Trump Explains His Pillars of Policy Home and Abroad

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NW Fresno Council Candidates Clash Over Police, Homeless

Debate Takeaways: Warren Attacked, 70s Club Avoids Age Issue

16th District House Race: Costa vs. Soria Fundraising

AP FACT CHECK: Dems Flub Details on Guns, Syria in Debate

12 Democrats Meet for First Debate Since Impeachment Inquiry