The Old College Try We spent most of our five years in Mexico living in Santa Maria Bay, a perfect crescent about eight miles east of Cabo San Lucas. The first year there we lived in a house on a hill overlooking the few shoreline condos and, across the water, the Hotel Twin Dolphin. Except […]
I am a member of the Tulare County Sheriff’s Volunteers In Patrol (VIP) and have served for over 16 years. My wife, Evelyn, was also a VIP for 14 years until cancer took her from me. Over those years we paroled together and had a lot of great experiences, except for one. One of our […]
As a Texan, I have been reading the Valley Voice to stay abreast of your local politics because I want to understand how any place could have elected Nunes more than one term. I’m interested in seeing if District 22 is such a pathetic place, or not, in the great state of California, to have […]
What is a slate mailer? A slate mailer lists or pictures several candidates on the publication. The goal is to leave the voter with the impression that the candidates represented on the mailer stand together on a particular party or issue. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. Slate mailers can be confusing. They can be deceptive. […]
There is a political race coming up in a few months. My boss, Tim Ward is running for re-election as Tulare County District Attorney. The challenger started his campaign by insulting myself and the staff of our entire office by stating he needs to “clean up” the office. Something Mr Ward has been attacked over […]
There has been a lot of speculation about Tulare Police Chief Wes Hensley. Recently, Tulare City Manager Joe Carlini announced he placed Chief Hensley on administrative leave. This becomes a personnel matter. and the city manager, city attorney. and the entire city council are prohibited from discussing the malter publicly. The Chief and his supporters […]
Sukkot is one of the three pilgrimage holidays of the Jewish faith. Passover – commemorating the Israelites’ escape from bondage in Egypt; Shavuot – commemorating the receiving of the Commandments; and Sukkot – the 7 day Feast to the Creator, on the 15th of the 7th month, when you have gathered the fruit of the […]
Now that the recent recall election for the Tulare Regional Medical Center Board of Directors is behind us, it is time that we set aside the political division we have experienced over the last year and a half and move forward together as One Tulare to save our hospital and complete the medical tower. On […]
The issue of whether to recall Dr. Parmod Kumar gets muddied by people who want him to remain on the hospital board. These folks, while well-intentioned, are blinded by the rhetoric from Dr. Kumar. Parmod Kumar is not the savior of the world or the only one who can save us. In fact, at this […]
This letter is to notify Visalia Times-Delta/Tulare Advance-Register that I deny the statement in the ‘teaser’ video (posted online on June 15, 2017) regarding a CDPH report, because it was taken out of context and inaccurately portrayed. Specifically, the inaccurately displayed and pulled out of context statement reads, “The Operating Room Director had stated for […]