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Rediscovering America: A Quiz on Woodstock and the 1960s Counterculture

August 7, 2019

By Josh Moser August 15 marks the 50th anniversary of “An Aquarian Experience: 3 Days of Peace and Music,” which would eventually be known just as Woodstock. It is one of the best-known events of the counterculture movement, which began in the ...

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Hundreds of Black Deaths in 1919 Are Being Remembered

AP News

July 23, 2019

America in the summer of 1919 ran red with blood from racial violence, and yet today, 100 years later, not many people know it even happened. It flowed in small towns like Elaine, Arkansas, in medium-size pl...

The Legacy JFK Might Have Left

gvwire

November 21, 2017

It's been 54 years since the life of President John F. Kennedy was cut short in Dallas, Texas. The date was November 22, 1963. The release of troves of government documents this year related to Kennedy's ass...

Kathleen Turnipseed Did It Her Way, and Fresno Is Better for It

Bill McEwen

October 11, 2017

Opinion by Bill McEwen How do you best honor someone who gave her all to Fresno and its families while living her life out of the headlines? You could commission a statue of Kathleen Turnipseed hugging a child, smiles on their faces, and display i...

Fresno Council Revises Anti-Leaker Plan, Limits Punishment

Navy: Flight Training Suspended for Saudi Students

City Hall Proposal Would Leave Guns to the Cops

Arnold, Jerry Brown Shine Light In Clovis on Thursday

Intervention Is One of Best Ways to Keep Kids Safe From Threats at School

Nunes’ Reliably Red District Remains So, But Is Slipping

The Kanye Effect? New Polls Show Black Support for Trump Surging

Risks, Rewards, and Robots: The Future of Work in California

Owner: Fresno Foxes Pro Soccer Team Is Folding

In Sweden’s Arctic, Ice Atop Snow Leaves Reindeer Starving

49ers’ Dramatic Win Over Saints Comes at Heavy Cost

Authorities: Someone Illegally Shot Luke Bryan’s Red Stag

Trader Joe's Lets Us Be Snobs at Reasonable Prices

Walters: An Epic Capitol Power Struggle Recalled

Jimmy Hoffa Disappeared – and Then His Legacy Took on a Life of Its Own

Walters: ‘Tax Exhaustion’ May Be on the Horizon

Islamic Center Dinner To Feature Texas TV Reporter Who Wears a Hijab

Political Activist Sarsour Will Speak at Local CAIR Banquet

Many Specialists Will Be on Hand at Free Health Clinic in Fresno

US Growth of Islam Creates Need for Religious Scholars

Buttigieg Would Pick 1st Female for Veteran's Post

Bloomberg at UN: US President Must End Fossil Fuel Subsidies

Many Fresno Incumbents Fail to Draw Opponents

Nunes’ Reliably Red District Remains So, But Is Slipping

Rediscovering America: A Quiz on Woodstock and the 1960s Counterculture

Hundreds of Black Deaths in 1919 Are Being Remembered

The Legacy JFK Might Have Left

Kathleen Turnipseed Did It Her Way, and Fresno Is Better for It

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