Cold plunging has now entered the mainstream, with 500 million views of cold plunging videos on TikTok. Local Polar Bear clubs, where hundreds, or even thousands, of swimmers dive into freezing waters, usually end up being a 30-second soundbite on local news channels or a one-shot newspaper headline. Questions about...
Fresno State Psych Professor Offers 10 Tips for Effective New Year’s Resolutions
One of my favorite holidays is New Year’s Eve. It’s an excellent time to reflect upon the past 12 months and transition with optimism for the coming year. So, inevitably, many of us make New Year’s resolutions to mark this transition filled with all the ways we wish to improve...
City Council’s Rejection of Quality Inn Housing Project Is a ‘Financially Reckless’ Flip-Flop
The Fresno City Council's recent decision to reject the Quality Inn Homekey project is not just disappointing from a project development standpoint, it's financially reckless, denies immediate funding for our city, places future state proposals in jeopardy, and will have a direct, negative impact on the lives of those in...
Zakaria: In 2024, U.S. Domestic Politics Will Cast a Dark Shadow Across the World
Fareed Zakaris writes, “the most worrying challenge to the rules-based international order does not come from China, Russia, or Iran. It comes from the United States.” If America retreats, in each of these three areas, aggression and disorder will rise, Zakaria says. As a result, 2024 might be a year...
Someone Will Need to Proofread the Work of Fresno Unified’s High-Priced Copy Editors
In early December, GV Wire published an article with the eye-catching headline “Will Fresno Unified Pay a SoCal Firm $55 a Page to Proofread Literacy Plan?” A few days later, the answer to that question became clear. Yes, indeed it would. The Fresno Unified Board of Trustees on Dec. 6...
How to Revitalize California’s Water Landscape With Sensible Infrastructure Projects
Water is the lifeblood of California, and the state has always faced unique challenges in managing its precious water resources. In recent years, a series of ambitious projects spearheaded by the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority — a joint powers authority of 27 water agencies providing federal water supplies...
Prop. 47 and the Housing First Policy: California’s Recipe for Homeless Disaster
A couple of years ago, I was sitting in the cafeteria of a homeless facility in the Midwest with the facility’s director. As I was observing people walk in and out, I asked the director a question: “Are the people in here representative of your homeless population?” My friend responded,...
Who Should Foot the Bill for Combating Climate Change?
As the 28th annual United Nations climate summit (COP28) takes place in Dubai, the age-old debate of who should bear the cost of combating climate change remains unresolved. Developed nations point fingers at developing countries like China and India, blaming their coal plants for the crisis. On the other hand,...
Harris vs. Newsom: The Battle for Democratic Leadership Begins
The Democratic Party's unity, currently held together by a shared disdain for Donald Trump, is predicted to come apart in the near future. The anticipated clash between Vice President Kamala Harris and California Gov. Gavin Newsom for party leadership after President Biden's term should prove to be quite intense. Harris,...
Israel’s War Crimes in Gaza Are by Design, Not Default
The gruesome scenes of death and destruction in Gaza are a reminder that for Israel, violence is not incidental, accidental or coincidental. It is part and parcel of its colonial DNA, says Al Jazeera columnist Marwan Bishara. Like the French in Algeria, the Dutch in Indonesia and South Africa, the...