We are fortunate to have a mother who was always ahead of her time in so many areas. We were encouraged to secure our education at any cost, to appreciate the arts and learn an instrument and above all to be kind. Loyalty to Country and honesty were stressed, but the courage to question authority was a given. An expectation we all fulfilled at different challenges in our lives, lives we owe to her without question!!

My mother is 91 years old and surrounded by the love of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren . We, as a sibling group, are considered a success but I can assure you that we would have not succeeded in the fashion we have without the shining example and steadfast guidance of our hard working Mother.
Thank you for including her in your retrospective and finest congratulations on your ten year anniversary!!
With Thanks and hope for another several decades of success,

Mary C. Jarvis
Attorney at Law

Who is “Porterville could be so much better”?

I would say the biggest story you’ve missed had been the elevation of Dennis Townsend to Supervisor of District 5 on the back of a sudden or more homophobic rants at Porterville City Council and an alliance with homophobes on Porterville Council and indifference to civil rights of LGBTQ people by City Hall officials right up to City Manager John Lollis.

All that with a sidebar: Lollis’ administration has been defined by total economic development failure at every turn, because who wants their brand associated with both solid well paying jobs *and* anti-lgbt hate? Very few do, and Lollis hasn’t even been able to draw interest from those few, let alone anyone else.

This is an ongoing story, it’s never too late to cover.