Perea's bus intimacy gives him the edgeIt's 6:30 a.m., and I'm waiting for a bus at Burroughs Elementary -- the neighborhood where Fresno mayoral candidate Henry T. Perea grew up and rode the bus to San Joaquin Memorial High School.
A strong economy boosts all residentsIt's sad to see that the overlords of America's Last Great Plantation have suckered Fresno Mayor Alan Autry into joining their fight to preserve a way of life not worth preserving.
Columnist's challenge is met with Urban DareLast November I put down a challenge to Fresno leaders: develop a fun event that would draw visitors and make cash registers ring.
Let kids make call at school if adults can'tThere's a new magnet program at Fresno's Tioga Middle School. It's called MicroSociety, and the aim is to excite students about education by giving them real-life skills.
Justice has its Genesis in statusJust about everyone in Fresno is suffering from Genesis Fatigue Syndrome by now, so I apologize for bringing this up. But there's no escaping a bitter lesson from the sentencing this week of two sisters accused of stealing from the nonprofit they founded.
Cuts put dreams of new lives at riskHe tried alcohol and marijuana in grade school and was dealing cocaine for the Mexican Mafia at age 19.
Swearengin arrives for a FAX ride preparedAshley Swearengin showed up a couple of minutes early at the Manchester FAX station and handed me a copy of her plan to improve mass transit in Fresno.
Wildfires show need to thin forests
Let's put teachers union talk into action
You've gotta love cage fights in Valley
Take the train, leave the hassle behind
Feds, state won't pull Valley out of poverty

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