On April 1, Tulare County is launching its Microbusiness Covid Relief Fund program. The program will provide $2,500 grants for Tulare County Microbusinesses Businesses significantly impacted by COVID-19. Businesses and who earn less than $50,000 in revenue are encouraged to apply. The money can be spent on new equipment, working capital, local permits or fees, […]
Instagram, television, and parents’ nostalgia promise us that the teenage years are something to savor: drives with friends, weekends full of activity, and the last few years of being young before transitioning into full adulthood. Instead, I’m at University Preparatory High School (Visalia) chasing down SAT prep, college classes, and a multitude of extracurriculars that […]
American citizens’ first amendment rights are at jeopardy and news companies have a responsibility to help protect those rights. The news companies benefit from the first amendment with the right to free press. So why don’t they also help fight to protect the whole first amendment which includes freedom of speech? The Hanford Sentinel is […]
As an event coordinator for over the past 20 years, I have always enjoyed watching others prosper in their business endeavors. Our Springtime Marketplace event will be held on Saturday March 26th is specifically designed to promote our local, family, and home-based businesses. This will give them the opportunity to display their merchandise and help […]
When I was in my 20s and just starting out as an engineering lab technician, I relied on Planned Parenthood Mar Monte in Fresno for health care. I’m guessing we all know someone who has gone to Planned Parenthood for medical services and been grateful that it’s there. This is why it’s so important to […]
Hello and welcome to February 2022. We sincerely hope you are all taking precautions to protect yourselves and loved ones from the Covid Omicron strain. Recently, your Chamber Board of Directors had a very important decision to make. Confronted with the challenges, and potential danger of Omicron, the Board chose to postpone the Annual Awards […]
Are you angry about something the “other party” has done? Do you yearn to take positive action on issues of importance to you? Feeling helpless, asking yourself, “What can one person do–??” The answer: Join The League of Women Voters, “…a nonpartisan organization of women and men whose purpose is to promote the informed and […]
This past holiday season, we’re grateful for the strides made this year toward every Californian having access to safe, clean and affordable drinking water. We could write pages on the exciting work accomplished, but thought we’d leave you with a few highlights instead! More than $2 Billion in Funding for Safe and Affordable Drinking Water! […]
We’re in an acrimonious period of partisan tribalism and have been for some time. Both parties are guilty of overwrought denunciations of their political opponents. My criticisms are often aimed at Democrats; on the anniversary of Jan. 6, I’m addressing squarely those Republicans who for a year have excused the actions of the rioters who […]
On November 30th, people around the world came together to make an impact and celebrate generosity. Tulare County was no exception. This was a special year in Tulare County, as 12 local nonprofit organizations partnered together to support one another and raise awareness of the Giving Tuesday movement through the #GiveWhereYouLiveTC community campaign. “Giving Tuesday […]