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Fresno

Glorious Summertime in Fresno

Written by Dennis Hart, August 17, 2016

It’s hard to believe that summer is almost over in Fresno, but you know the end is near when you see kids returning to school. Of course, school starts earlier than it ever did when I grew up around here. Seems to me we didn’t have to go back to classes until after Labor Day,…

Donald Trump

Our Train-Wreck Presidential Campaign

Written by Dennis Hart,

We can all see this one coming, can’t we? Our current presidential campaign – the one being waged by two of the most distrusted and disliked major-party candidates in recent memory – is on track to render the eventual winner a failure. It’s a “take no prisoners” campaign – full of personal insults, wild charges,…

Fresno

Ashley Swearengin’s New Job

Written by Dennis Hart,

I was glad to hear that Fresno mayor Ashley Swearengin already has a new gig lined up when she leaves office in a few months. Swearengin is going to become the president and CEO of the Central Valley Community Foundation – a local nonprofit clearinghouse for charitable contributions and grants. And I say – good…

Sports

Vin Scully’s Farewell

Written by Dennis Hart,

Vin Scully is retiring, and that’s a very big deal, indeed. When I was kid, growing up in Fresno, I loved playing baseball on all those glorious warm summer nights. We’d play wiffleball or hardball or softball – whatever we had on hand – late into the evening – until we couldn’t see anymore. We’d…