While the proclamation is a start in taking a stand against racism, we do not believe it resolves the issue. To resolve racism, we must identify where the problem is most transparent and intervene in that area. The proclamation to condemn racism was initiated by the Clovis City Council in...
Opinion: Why Sikhs Should Vote for Biden
Every week for the past several months, my mother and father prepared and donated 100 meals for their local food bank in San Antonio. As time passed and people learned about their efforts, their personal initiative turned into a small operation, bringing in food donations from all over the city....
Opinion: Biden’s Tax Whopper
[aggregation-styles] The Wall Street Journal Subscription Joe Biden got a pass from the media for the myriad whoppers he told about his policies in Thursday night’s town hall. But one that we can’t let slide was his claim that he only intends to make people earning more than $400,000 “pay...
LA Rapper’s Song Boasts He Got Rich by Cheating Unemployment. Feds Charge Him.
[aggregation-styles] Los Angeles Times Nuke Bizzle’s rap career may be about to fizzle after the hip-hop artist who bragged on a track about getting rich by committing unemployment fraud was arrested Friday on federal charges that he ripped off more than $1.2 million in pandemic unemployment assistance. The rapper boasts...
A Pandemic Should Be the Great Equalizer. This One Had the Opposite Effect.
[aggregation-styles] The Washington Post Subscription Pandemics should be the great equalizer. They affect everyone, rich and poor, Black and White, urban and rural. After all, even the president of the United States contracted the coronavirus. But covid-19 has actually had the opposite effect. The virus is ushering in the greatest...
Opinion: Investment in EV Charging Is a Win for All Californians
It is clear from reading Fresno County Supervisor Steve Brandau’s Oct. 7 opinion piece that he disagrees with Gov. Newsom’s recent executive order mandating that 100% of in-state sales of new passenger cars and trucks are zero-emission by 2035. Mr. Brandau also makes it known that he feels utility investments...
Opinion: As World Appeases Turkey, Attacks on Armenians in Mountain State Continue
When thinking of “appeasement”, the natural connection is to German Chancellor Adolf Hitler when he used British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s lack of guts, spine and foresight to his advantage, ultimately rolling over Czechoslovakia, and then the entirety of Europe, including its Jewish population. Although the Hitler correlation occurs during...
Brandi Orth: Vote-by-Mail Signature Verification Ensures Safety and Integrity
When it comes to Vote by Mail ballots, it may be reassuring to know that every single signature, on every single ballot envelope is compared to the voter’s signature on their Voter Registration record. Every single signature. In fact, in the March 2020 Presidential Primary election, 87% of Fresno County...
Opinion: Prop. 21 Will Make Valley’s Housing Crisis Even Worse for Latinos — And the Rest of Us
As our region continues to reel from an economic crisis sparked by the COVID-19 outbreak, many people throughout the Central Valley continue to struggle to make ends meet. Now, more than ever, the lack of available affordable housing is a pressing issue for Valley residents. A measure on the November...
Victor Davis Hanson: California Comes up With Illogical Reparations Bill
[aggregation-styles] Las Vegas Review Journal SubscriptionCalifornia’s state legislature just passed, and Gov. Gavin Newsom signed, Assembly Bill 3121 to explore providing reparations to California’s African American population — 155 years after the abolition of slavery. Apparently, when California’s one-party government cannot find solutions to current existential crises, it turns to...