This year is the 80th anniversary of John Steinbeck’s book, “The Grapes of Wrath.” In his novel, Steinbeck profiles the Joad family as they travel from Oklahoma to California, escaping the Dust Bowl, in search of work. Many families made this journey during the Depression era. In some communities, these …
Read More »He Was Once An Unaccompanied Minor At The Border, Now He Works In The Valley’s Fields
Working 11 hours shifts in corn fields in Mendota is some of the hardest work to do. Add school and immigration court to the mix and you might start losing track of the days, like one teenager who recently moved to the Valley. “I would wake up at 11 at …
Read More »This Volcano Near Fresno Once Packed A Mammoth Punch
The recent images from Hawaii of the eruption of the Kilauea volcano have been captivating. But closer to home, a much larger eruption once took place not that far from Fresno. Some 765,000 years ago – the blink of an eye in geologic time – a volcanic eruption created the …
Read More »Once again, siding with greens over job creation
President Barack Obama just had a change of heart on offshore energy development. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Once again, siding with greens over job creation
President Barack Obama just had a change of heart on offshore energy development. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Once declared a model for fighting air pollution, Mexico City again chokes
MEXICO CITY – As the evening thunder turned to rainfall last week, residents savored the cooling and cleansing effects of long-awaited spring showers. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fresno Grizzlies Could Pay Half of Current Lease, Once Approved By City Council
With Opening Day on Thursday, the Fresno Grizzlies were hoping to get their modified lease approved by the Fresno City Council on the same day, but the Council has decided to postpone the item to three weeks instead. Councilmember Esmeralda Soria wanted to postpone the item so she could get up to …
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