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The Fresno Arts Council recently announced the city’s fifth poet laureate, Megan Anderson Bohigian. In her new role, Anderson Bohigian says she hopes to facilitate healing around the pandemic with a community involved poetry writing project. FM89’s News Director Alice Daniel reached out to her to participate in our own …
Read More »Los Banos fourth-graders learn role of rural health clinics
On Thursday Nov. 16, 2017, fourth-graders at Miano Elementary School in Los Banos took a tour of Memorial Hospital Los Banos Rural Health Clinic. They learned the role rural health clinics play in Central Valley communities. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »Tesla’s Elon Musk says he’ll quit White House role if Trump dumps Paris accord
SAN FRANCISCO – Elon Musk may be just about done with President Donald Trump. Musk, who heads Tesla and SpaceX, is ready to quit the White House advisory councils he … Click to Continue »
Read More »VIPER money played key role in massive gang sweep in Merced, officials say
Last week’s Operation Scrapbook went off without a hitch, but county officials say it wouldn’t have been possible without VIPER, a program signed into California’s budget by the governor. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘In God We Trust’ Debate Highlights Role Of Religion In Fresno Politics
Religion and politics are once again mixing at Fresno City Hall. One councilmember has put forward a plan to add the words ‘In God We Trust’ to the council chamber wall. The result of that vote could be the latest sign that the connection between politics and the city’s religious …
Read More »28 years ago, a melting glacier in Prince William Sound played a role in Exxon’s biggest disaster
In the wee hours of March 24, 1989, the channel connecting the Alaskan port of Valdez with Prince William Sound was riddled with icebergs shed from the deteriorating Columbia Glacier, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Kern County Praises McFarland As Community Role Model
Health officials and advocates gathered in Bakersfield today for a summit on public health in Kern County, where one specific community was touted as a public health role model. In the last five years or so, the city of McFarland has dramatically upgraded its infrastructure. The city has more sidewalks, …
Read More »Gracey Elementary School welcomes role models for breakfast
On Friday morning, Gracey Elementary School was packed with fathers, father figures and role models, according to a statement from the Merced City School District. Principal Jose Munoz said they … Click to Continue »
Read More »Silveira first woman in Merced County District Attorney’s management role
Nicole Silveira, a gang prosecutor for Merced County, is first woman in Merced County to be promoted to a management position in the district attorney’s office. Silveira, who has worked … Click to Continue »
Read More »Debate swirls over striped bass role in rivers’ salmon population
Irrigation districts say predation by stripers, not river water flows, is main stress on salmon Environmentalists say flows are paramount Striped bass anglers don’t like idea of reducing fishery … Click to Continue »
Read More »Education Matters: The Role of School Psychologists
When it comes to educating our kids, schools need to be equipped to handle a wide variety of abilities. The Pupil Personnel Services Department of the Fresno County Office of Education offers a variety of assessment, prevention, and intervention services to students, families, teachers, special programs and county school districts. …
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