We need to talk about Starbucks I always thought Starbucks bordered on the pretentious, from their “fair trade” coffee to their idiotic drink sizes. I never took the bait and always just ordered a “small cup of coffee with room for cream” and let the server figure it out. While waiting in line the last […]
It’s a Wrap – a Look at the Past year and Decade It is a no-news-is-good-news story for Visalia when it comes to the yearly wrap up. The city has yet to make the top ten except when it canceled its Fourth of July fireworks show. I thought the tide had turned for Tulare in […]
It is a no-news-is-good-news story for Visalia when it comes to the yearly wrap up. The city has yet to make the top ten except when it canceled its Fourth of July fireworks show in 2015. I thought the tide had turned for Tulare in 2019. Silly me. Four out of the top ten stories […]
The Shakedown of Curtimade Dairy In a lawsuit filed on July 31 of this year, Curtimade Dairy is being sued by the city of Corcoran for $65 million for nitrate contamination of its municipal wells. Nitrate contamination is rampant throughout the Central Valley and happens naturally, but is primarily caused by over pumping, fertilizers, pesticides, […]
Tulare County or Bust As I enjoyed my fresh hot coffee, toast with Elberta peach jam, and read my online edition of the New York Times in late October, I was only peripherally aware that the rest of the state had come to almost a complete halt. Out of the 58 counties in California, portions […]
WAS THE IRONY LOST ON THE CITY COUNCIL? I love Hanford. My daughter and I attended the Thursday Night Market Place about 10 times this season and my family went on the History Museum’s haunted city tour last year. I love the old brick buildings and the civic engagement of Hanford’s residents. It’s not uncommon […]
Local elections heat up – Amy Shuklian has a challenger What was looking like a pretty dull election year just got interesting for Tulare County Board of Supervisors (TCBOS) District 3. In a well fought 2016 District 3 campaign, then Visalia City Council member Amy Shuklian beat incumbent Phil Cox. Her victory was an upset […]
Should Visalia Allow Pot Dispensaries? I have been covering the grand reveal of Visalia’s Annual Opinion Poll for the last six years and it’s usually a love fest over how wonderful Visalia is. This year’s results presented by the Citizens Action Committee (CAC) during the October 7 city council work session were no different. The […]
Should President Trump be Impeached? The peaceful transfer of power through elections is the cornerstone of our democracy. If voters believe the president is doing a bad job or he has broken the law then he or she should face the will of the people in an election. But then there is that pesky document, […]
Who will ValleyCrats vote for? The pool of Democratic presidential candidates is among the largest and most diverse in the history of primaries in the United States and this time California actually has a say who that nominee might be. Do you know who you are going to vote for on March 3? Though the […]