When local school districts aren’t performing, parents typically turn to school boards or parent-teacher organizations to bring about change. But in one small Fresno County city, education advocates are thinking bigger, trying to enact a much bolder and more ambitious kind of transformation. It’s 8 a.m. in the city of …
Read More »UC Merced reaches out to Valley seniors
UC Merced has hosted scores of San Joaquin Valley high school seniors this month in what amounts to small pep rallies and pitches to draw applications from the region’s teens. … Click to Continue »
Read More »California sea otter population reaches record high number
In a historic rebound, California sea otters, the frolicking ocean ambassadors of Monterey Bay and Big Sur, have reached their highest population level since 1982, when federal and state officials first began keeping track. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Armenian Voice: Fresno Man Reaches Out with Radio Station
You can find Armenian Voice online at armenianvoice.com. To his family, he’s Hagop Kojekian. To his listeners and fans, he’s Jack Kojek. Kojekian created his internet radio station Armenian Voice (and Kojek) out of a desire to feel closer to his culture. Kojekian was homesick after moving from Lebanon after marrying his wife Suzie, who’s …
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