As an American of Jewish heritage I get frightened at the way Rick Perry pronounces "Israel." But just try to imagine how the 160,000 Turkish-Americans we have in this country (mostly in New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Ohio and Illinoi... »
Another Fresno favorite has closed. Yen Ching restaurant near Fashion Fair mall on Shaw Avenue is apparently no more. The Chinese restaurant closed months ago, but had a "closed for remodeling" sign on the door. Now that sign is gone and a for-lease ba... »
Mob mentality, dumb in Dixie, water! water!, AP punked, Jesse Ventura makes sense!, Repugs & government, and moreWhy do righties love royalty? Simple: status. And since to Bushies and their kind status is all about how you were born, is it any wonder t... »
Havel translator Paul Wilson talks about his friend on Al-Jazeera following the Czechoslovak activist and former president's death this week."Let us pause to express gratitude to Václav Havel, who died this month, for enabling a generation to gain the ... »
It's not just peaches and plums. Now Fresno is becoming known for something less healthy, but oh-so-yummy: chocolate. Many of the chocolates carried in Fresh & Easy's 184 stores were made right here in Fresno. G. Debbas Chocolatier landed a deal this s... »
It may (or may not) surprise you that many a project I have undertaken only began as a flimsy inkling or notion… at best. Take blogging as an example. When I began in 2005 I had no idea what I … Continue reading → »
With many families struggling to put food on the table and pay rent, comprehensive car insurance coverage is one of the first things to go. But car owners should weigh the consequences of living without full coverage, before they cut back. Gloria Alarc... »
