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Extreme Makeover Home Edition returning to Fresno
Extreme Makeover Home Edition is heading back to the central San Joaquin, two years after the ABC show helped out a needing Fresno family. In a press release, the holiday-themed episode will focus on military families needing a redone home, and the show is asking the Fresno community to submit nominations for those needing families … Read more
The Occupation: Stop scruitinizing Hanson and look at CSUF
Any person who has kids, is a kid, or was a kid realizes the problems that school boards face in their attempts to educate the K-12 public. Along the muddled political lines of education, school boards are consistently tasked with focusing their funds and attention on a small group of issues facing the district. Usually, … Read more
Bigelow in for 5th Assembly District race
Madera County Supervisor Frank Bigelow is in for a Assembly bid in 2012. In a slate mailer to supporters in the newly created 5th Assembly District, Bigelow made it apparently clear that he will challenge former Republican Assembly member Rico Oller for the seat. The mailer asked voters to attend a fundraiser at Bill and … Read more
Colfer nominated Clovis East teacher for TIME Person of the Year
It’s apparently clear that Clovis East grad and Glee star Chris Colfer hasn’t forgotten his roots in Clovis. In a special feature of this week’s TIME Magazine, the magazine called on some of it’s TIME 100 honorees to submit nominations for this year’s TIME Person of the Year. Along with MSNBC host Joe Scarborough, writer … Read more
Valley Reps vote for Balanced Budget Amendment
Cardoza, Costa, Denham and McCarthy vote for failed Balanced Budget Amendment with Nunes abstaining Devin Nunes was a no-show during the House of Representative’s vote to adopt a Constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget. All of his regional colleagues, including Democrats Jim Costa and Dennis Cardoza, supported the ill-fated bill, which garnered a 261-165 majority, … Read more
Poll: Feinstein outpaces Nunes, GOP
She may be incredibly vulnerable, as many California Republicans believe, but Dianne Feinstein is nearly untouchable by the speculative GOP candidates placed against her in the most recent Public Policy Poll. Following rumors and speculation that Republican Rep. Devin Nunes (CA-21) might challenge Feinstein, the poll gives Nunes all the cover he needs to bail … Read more
Undecided12: The GOP Presidential Autograph Poll
A Comparison of Republican candidates based on the going price of baseballs with their autograph. So, exactly how well are the GOP candidates doing? Rick Perry is having problems remembering the Department of Energy, Herman Cain can’t remember exactly which conflict is Libyan and Mitt Romney’s campaign is lowering expectations in Iowa while still leading … Read more
Fresno Bee: Patterson chalks up Calif. 16th to “fools errand”
The Fresno Bee’s John Ellis reported that Jim Patterson will not launch a third Congressional campaign in the California 16th district and said that the notion of challenging Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA20) was a “fools errand.” On top of his lack of interest for the district, he’s entirely writing off the election, stating that even … Read more
Undecided: Next Steps in California 16th
Following the late week announcement from Fresno City Council member Clint Olivier that he is considering a bid against Rep. Jim Costa (CA-20) in the newly drawn California 16th Congressional district, the race has become a whole new ball game needing some loose ends tied up.
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