Comments on: Amy Shuklian https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2016/05/05/amy-shuklian/ In-depth, locally-produced coverage of the Central Valley. Wed, 06 May 2026 19:05:51 -0700 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Donna Polman https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2016/05/05/amy-shuklian/#comment-81174 Donna Polman Thu, 15 Oct 2020 02:20:38 +0000 http://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=20640#comment-81174 Great article! I wish she lived in Fresno! Great article! I wish she lived in Fresno!

]]> By: Pete Reilich https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2016/05/05/amy-shuklian/#comment-8844 Pete Reilich Fri, 14 Apr 2017 23:04:38 +0000 http://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=20640#comment-8844 I think you are a good person for Central California. Many will deny it, but the valley is headed for change, as is all of California. For the better, I think. This is a time when people need to stop thinking about the past & start seriously thinking about moving forward into the future. I say that as a 59 year old entering my golden years. The important thing now is not us boomers, it's our children. They have to live in this world longer than us. We should be thinking about them. Stagnation is nowhere. Take the California High-Speed Rail project. Its greatest importance is in giving people inspiration for moving forward. As much as many of us want to return to the past, when there were fewer humans on the planet & life was simpler, it simply can''t be done. The future, the 21st century is upon us. We must embrace it & stop trying to stop it from happening. I look at communities like Fresno's Tower District & it makes me frown. I love all the old Craftsman houses & that causes me to fondly remember my youth in the 1960s. But then I see unrest & poverty. I see youth who are hanging out at vape shops instead of contributing to their community in a more positive way. I see too many people involved in illegal activities. We must understand that all of that helps the police state. Painting a mural of Anonymous with a counter-culture statement is actually supporting the police state and the prison industrial system. It's ironic, but that is what you're doing when you join the rebellion without thinking it through. I'd like to see the east side of Tower District improved. If I was the mayor of Fresno, that would be my main priority. It's a cute little community & its natural aesthetic offers so much potential. But currently it is marred by stagnation. This is one of the best examples of why the San Joaquin Valley & all of California needs to stop fussing & get to the work of building for the future. I think you are a good person for Central California. Many will deny it, but the valley is headed for change, as is all of California. For the better, I think. This is a time when people need to stop thinking about the past & start seriously thinking about moving forward into the future.

I say that as a 59 year old entering my golden years. The important thing now is not us boomers, it’s our children. They have to live in this world longer than us. We should be thinking about them.

Stagnation is nowhere. Take the California High-Speed Rail project. Its greatest importance is in giving people inspiration for moving forward. As much as many of us want to return to the past, when there were fewer humans on the planet & life was simpler, it simply can”t be done. The future, the 21st century is upon us. We must embrace it & stop trying to stop it from happening.

I look at communities like Fresno’s Tower District & it makes me frown. I love all the old Craftsman houses & that causes me to fondly remember my youth in the 1960s. But then I see unrest & poverty. I see youth who are hanging out at vape shops instead of contributing to their community in a more positive way.

I see too many people involved in illegal activities. We must understand that all of that helps the police state. Painting a mural of Anonymous with a counter-culture statement is actually supporting the police state and the prison industrial system. It’s ironic, but that is what you’re doing when you join the rebellion without thinking it through.

I’d like to see the east side of Tower District improved. If I was the mayor of Fresno, that would be my main priority. It’s a cute little community & its natural aesthetic offers so much potential. But currently it is marred by stagnation. This is one of the best examples of why the San Joaquin Valley & all of California needs to stop fussing & get to the work of building for the future.

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