Dear editor at Valley Voice, The Trump administration’s proposal to reconsider the EPA’s endangerment finding is reckless, anti-science, and a huge step backward for climate action. This decision isn’t just about politics—it puts our health, environment, and future on the line. The endangerment finding, established in 2009, is based on clear scientific evidence that greenhouse […]
Visalia Unified School District is making changes to their boundaries. On December 3rd, they held information meetings at two of the elementary schools that are the most affected by the boundary changes, Riverway Elementary and Global Learning Charter (GLC), formerly Fairview Elementary. Fairview transitioned to Global Learning Charter, a Public Charter School in the fall […]
You will not see this on your social media feeds, or the nightly news anymore, but the devastating impact of the opioid crisis continues to be felt deeply in communities across California. As a veteran’s affairs advocate, I see the scars of this man-made tragedy every day. It’s not a natural disaster — it’s a […]
The upcoming presidential election will most likely be the most important election of our time. The difference between the two candidates is stark. People’s vote for one of the two candidates will be based on many reasons – character, party, policies/positions, gender, and yes, even race. As one who was involved in politics on a […]
Why do I vote. Because when I get in my car every day I want safe roads. Because I have grandchildren and I want to know they are getting a high quality education. Because as I get older I want a health care system that works. Anyone 18 years or older has a hundred more […]
On March 5, 2023, NYU journalism associate professor Jay Rosen posted on X, that the media should reinforce “not the odds, but the stakes”. “Not the odds”: the media quotes polls which are easy and safe to publish, after all they are from what on the surface appear to be reliable sources. But polls can […]
The League of Women Voters Tulare County (LWVTC) is committed to democracy and fair, informed elections. Because of this, we consider Tulare County Supervisor Pete Vander Poel’s statement quoted in the January 31 print edition of The Sun-Gazette newspaper to be libelous. In that issue it states, ‘“The League of Women Voters has claimed to […]
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 first time I heard Matt Stoll speak was when he was running for Congress in District 16 in the GOP primaries against candidates Michael Maher, Elizabeth Heng and Connie Conway. Even though, Matt Stoll was new to politics and an outsider – he was well-versed in the issues that were concerning the American people, […]
My writing career began when I was 80! In the past 12 years, I have accumulated a website: waylandjackson.com. If you go there you can read my short stories and poems, and see my art work: watercolors, pencil, and ink. In addition to the website, I have written three books, all available on Amazon.com. The […]