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In Neighborhoods With Street Named for MLK, Residents are Poorer, Highly Segregated: Study

January 18, 2021

Poverty rates are almost double the national average in areas surrounding streets named after Martin Luther King Jr., according to a recent study, and educational attainment is much lower. Our geography rese...

Oregon Just Decriminalized All Drugs. Here’s Why Voters Passed Groundbreaking Reform

The Conversation

December 20, 2020

Oregon became the first U.S. state to decriminalize the possession of all drugs on Nov. 3, 2020. Measure 110, a ballot initiative funded by the Drug Policy Alliance, a nonprofit advocacy group backed in part...

New Streaming Series Examines Heaven’s Gate Suicide. This Author Wrote the Book on Cult.

The Conversation

December 5, 2020

Heaven’s Gate – also known as the “UFO cult” – burst into American consciousness on March 26, 1997 when law enforcement discovered 39 decomposing bodies in a San Diego mansion. Each detail that emerged from ...

Doing This One Thing Helps Community College Students Transfer to a 4-Year University

The Conversation

November 26, 2020

Elizabeth has always wanted to be a doctor. While a high school senior, she was hoping to achieve her dream through attending the state’s main university campus, but she was put on a waiting list. A friend t...

Six Strategies for Managing Nation’s Flammable Landscapes as Fire Crisis Grows

The Conversation

November 15, 2020

As of late fall, wildfires are still smoldering under snowfall in Colorado. I am hoping that the cold and snowy weather over the last few days will finally put to bed the 2020 fire season in my state. Through m...

Most US Farmers Remain Loyal to Trump Despite Pain From Trade Wars and COVID-19

The Conversation

October 24, 2020

By Wendong Zhang and Minghao Li U.S. farmers have suffered a lot in the past few years: The trade war with China, natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic have all resulted in substantial losses for many ...

When Will COVID Pandemic End? History Shows Diseases Are Often Here to Stay

The Conversation

October 18, 2020

When will the pandemic end? All these months in, with over 39 million COVID-19 cases and more than 1 million deaths globally, you may be wondering, with increasing exasperation, how long this will continue. ...

Catalog of Polling Failure Includes Epic Miscalls and Unforeseen Landslides

The Conversation

October 17, 2020

The question looms in nearly every U.S. presidential election, even in this year’s race: Could the polls be wrong? If they are, they likely will err in unique fashion. The history of election polling says as mu...

9 Reasons to Be Optimistic a COVID-19 Vaccine Will Arrive in 2021

The Conversation

August 23, 2020

As fall approaches rapidly, many are wondering if the race for a vaccine will bear fruit as early as January 2021. I am a physician-scientist and infectious diseases specialist at the University of Virginia,...

What’s in That Wildfire Smoke, and Why Is It So Bad for Your Lungs?

The Conversation

August 22, 2020

If I dare to give the coronavirus credit for anything, I would say it has made people more conscious of the air they breathe. A friend texted me this week after going for a jog in the foothills near Boise, I...

Fresno Area Porch Pirates Get Your Packages Within Minutes, Now You Have a Way To Fight Back

Madera Hospital, With ICU Inundated, Transfers Patients to Other Facilities

Local Officials Take Precautions, Urge Calm and Unity on Inauguration Day

County Likely To Scale Back Vaccination Goal Over Uncertain Allocations

What Does Poll Show About Vaccines, Mask Mandate and a Replacement for Harris’ Senate Seat

In Neighborhoods With Street Named for MLK, Residents are Poorer, Highly Segregated: Study

How California’s Budget Depends on Staggering Wealth Gap

Community Medical Centers Halting All Elective Surgeries by January 1

Live Events Industry Lost $30B Due to Pandemic, Pollstar Reports

Don Sutton, Hall of Fame Pitcher for Dodgers, Dies at 75

Expansion Could Bring Football Back to WAC at FCS Level

Brain Power: DeChambeau Dissects What Went Wrong at Masters

Walters: Three Mayors and Three Defeats

Will America Heal Itself or Commit Political Suicide?

Vaccine Chaos: Californians Scramble for Shots Amid Mixed Messaging

Walters: California Still Lags Behind in Vaccinations

GV Wire Unfiltered - January 12, 2021

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

Valley GOP Lawmaker Valadao Votes To Impeach Trump

Biden Win Confirmed After Pro-Trump Mob Storms US Capitol

Trump Says He’ll ‘Fight Like Hell’ to Hold on to Presidency

Final (!) Election Day: Georgia Deciding US Senate Control