LGBTQIA2S+ people are under attack. Especially transgender and nonbinary folks. We know from history and science that there have always been those who are queer or intersex or gay or asexual or gender nonconforming. We know that these are normal variations of the human condition. Biology is complicated. Yet some people choose to see this […]
The James Irvine Foundation today announced the recipients of its 2024 Leadership Awards, honoring leaders and their organizations for their efforts in addressing critical issues impacting Californians. Brian Poth, Executive Director and Nick Vargas, Director of Development and Strategy of The Source LGBT+ Center in Visalia, California are two of the nine leaders who were […]
The Center for Art, Culture, and History, Exeter, or CACHE, will be hosting a classic film noir cinema series every first Monday at 6 p.m. beginning March 4th with the 1946 film The Stranger, starring Orson Wells and Loretta Young. The rest of the spring season lineup includes Detour (1945) on April 1st, starring Tom […]
We may be setting a record for the most elections in a single year. For many in Tulare, Kings, Kern and Fresno Counties, it will feel like a civics lesson in electoral law. Four crucial races have no incumbent running, for four different reasons; and they will show up on your ballots in four different […]
World Ag Expo® returns live for its 57th show on Tuesday, February 13, in Tulare, California. The red carpet rolls out on Tuesday for Opening Ceremonies at 8:00 a.m. in the Heritage Complex Banquet Hall. The ceremonial opening will begin with an awards ceremony for Top-10 New Products Winners and “We Believe in Growing” scholarship […]
In the heart of the San Joaquin Valley, the Farmersville Unified School District (FUSD) confronts critical challenges impacting our educators and students. As an advocate for the Farmersville Teachers Association and Assembly District 33 candidate, I, Angel Ruiz, am committed to highlighting these issues and fighting for justice in our schools. Background Context The recent […]
Californians who received their voter guide for the statewide presidential primary on March 5 were probably stunned, first by its 112 pages densely packed with information, then by the fact that 64 pages were devoted to one measure – Proposition 1. Want more confusion? This is the title: “Authorizes $6.38 billion in bonds to build […]
The annual National History Day – Tulare County event will be held Thursday, February 8 from 8:45 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. at the Tulare County Office of Education Administration Building, 6200 South Mooney Boulevard in Visalia. This year, 215 elementary, middle, and high school students from 15 Tulare County schools will present over 100 projects […]
The Tulare County Office of Education will hold the final rounds of the 2024 Tulare County Academic Decathlon, a 10-event scholastic competition for teams of high school students, on Saturday, February 3, 2024. Teams of Tulare County students from eight high schools will compete in two school categories – large school and small school – […]
Eleven Tulare County high school teams will complete the competition rounds of Mock Trial this week. They include El Diamante High School (Visalia), Exeter High School, Golden West High School (Visalia), Granite Hills High School – Team A (Porterville), Granite Hills High School – Team B (Porterville), Lindsay High School, Redwood High School – Team […]