Hot off the Press: the DUES Magazine
In this publication: The Swearing-In Report, Defining Grassroots, Getting Prepped for Fresno Baseball, and some exclusive content special to the DUES. Note: the DUES is iPad/iPhone/iPod touch downloadable via Scribd. Head over to scribd.com on your device and download the file as a PDF and “Open in iBooks.”
Defining Grassroots
Fresno didn’t just gain $100,000 from Fighting Hunger, we made a movement. “Change we can believe in”, “Free Tibet,” and “Like, Comment, Share.” Three grassroots movements standing tall and proud. Yes, even the third one. The overused cliche of grassroots movements have been exploited by politicians and political commentators for the last decade as a … Read more
Fresno falls to SLC in Fighting Hunger, takes $100k
The wait is over. Fresno didn’t beat out Salt Lake City to take the million dollars to feed the hungry, but the Grizzly City won’t walk away empty handed. Fresno fell to Salt Lake City by 1,194,848 likes, and the loss is a shock wave across the Valley. Salt Lake City garnered over 5 million … Read more
Briefing Room: Gavelling the News
The Latest from the Interwebs FROM THE DUES: Jeff Denham sworn-in Only one of two freshmen members of Congress from California, Jeff Denham was sworn in as the new Congressman from the California 19th District. In attendance at his swearing-in, Denair middle schooler Cody Alicea, known as the Flag Boy. Denham voted for John Boehner’s … Read more
Voting over, FeedFresno movement continues
At 4 p.m., the Walmart Fighting Hunger ended for all voting. Despite that, the movement is still continuing, in part due to the January 5 announcement of the winner but also due to the Frenso Regional Foundation’s “Fighting Hunger Fresno” campaign aiming to also provide $1 million in charitable contributions by Fresnans. With a tale … Read more
Racist comments spur in Fighting Hunger contest
UPDATE: (3:23PM FRIDAY): We’ve done some research on the person who wrote the racist forum post. The lady’s name is April Gaede, a Fresno-born baby boomer labeled by the Southern Poverty Law Center as “a neo-Nazi stage mom.” Gaede is reported to reside in Kalispell, Montana. Below are her comments to a White Pride forum … Read more
Briefing Room: Glitches and Road Trips
The Latest from the Interwebs Walmart Fighting Hunger glitch accidentally puts Fresno in fourth Fresno’s bid to win $1 million from Walmart to feed the hungry hit a little glitch this morning when Walmart reported that Fresno was in fourth place. The error has been corrected as Fresno still leads the nation with over 16,000 … Read more
