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Photos of Central Unified Area 1 candidates Cesar Granda and Jason Paul

Now It’s Granda’s Turn to Face a Challenger for Central Seat

September 18, 2018

Four years ago, Cesar Granda unseated incumbent Phil Rusconi from the Central Unified School District Board, saying it was a time for a change. It was an extremely tight race, with Granda prevailing by just 11 votes over Rusconi in a three-candidate field. ...

Central Unified Will Build New High School Behind Football Stadium

Myles Barker

September 14, 2018

After nearly two decades on the back burner, a new high school in Central Unified has a target date. The new high school is scheduled to open in three years, just in time for the 2021-22 school year. Cesa...

Cal Chamber Has Best Year Yet Steamrolling ‘Job Killer’ Bills

gvwire

September 12, 2018

As CALmatters columnist Dan Walters notes in his Sept. 10 analysis, the California Chamber of Commerce quite often prevails in getting the Legislature to kill or quietly abandon bills that the pro-business lobb...

When MSNBC or Fox News Airs in Public, Does It Make You Mad?

The Conversation

September 12, 2018

Have you been traveling and noticed that all the televisions in an airport terminal were set to CNN? Or grabbed a drink at a bar and realized that Fox News was being broadcast to its customers? You might grouse that you’re being forced to watch something th...

Beneath the Surface Risks Lurk for US: Zakaria

gvwire

September 12, 2018

It's easy to get mesmerized by the daily news cycle focused on President Trump's unpredictable behavior, says Washington Post columnist Fareed Zakaria. The twin dramas of journalist Bob Woodward's explosive new...

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Interview & Job? This Is What Students Do at Malloch Elementary.

Myles Barker

September 11, 2018

Isaiah Cook loves playing with the video cameras his dad bought him to film himself playing with his Hot Wheels collection. When he found out there was a job at Malloch Elementary School where he could use h...

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Are You Getting a Raise? US Wages Climb Fastest Since 2009.

AP News

September 10, 2018

WASHINGTON — The pace of hiring in the United States quickened in August, and wages grew at their fastest pace in nine years — evidence that employers remain confident despite the Trump administration's ongoing conflicts with its trading partners. The econo...

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Economy is Booming. Here’s How to Keep America Prosperous.

Darius Assemi

September 7, 2018

If President Donald Trump doesn't soon resolve the international trade war he started with tariffs, America's booming economy will be derailed. And what a shame that would be. Unemployment is near record ...

Change Coming to Clovis School Board. Will It Be 1 or 2 Seats?

Myles Barker

September 6, 2018

At least one trustee seat — and possibly one more — will change after voters weigh in on the Clovis Unified School District Board elections in November. The terms of three board seats are set to expire this ...

Bargain Warp Speed Learning Has a Name: Dual Enrollment

Myles Barker

September 4, 2018

Education now moves at warp speed for high school students eager to put their mark on the world. Isaak Hernandez, for example, graduated from Fresno's Design Science Early College High School and Fresno City College at the same time. And now he's at one of t...

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Now It’s Granda’s Turn to Face a Challenger for Central Seat

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