Jehovah’s Witnesses will resume their trademark door-to-door ministry beginning September 1; the two-and-a-half-year suspension of the work will end just in time for the launch of a global campaign featuring an interactive program for Bible study. The decision to resume their door-to-door ministry marks the complete restoration of all pre-pandemic in-person activities for the nearly […]
Hello Visalia Community, I am honored to serve as your Visalia Unified School District superintendent of schools. When the Board of Education selected me, they made it clear they expected improved results from our students, and I readily accepted that call! I am proud to work for a Board that places students and staff first […]
Editor’s note: The Opinion Writer requested that all identifying information be taken out of the following letter. The Valley Voice has left an outline of the Opinion Writer’s complaints about a family member’s burial. This editorial was updated July 13 at 11:00am Dear Clara, “I want to give the Tulare Public Cemetery District Management and […]
To The Residents of Visalia and surrounding communities: My name is Ian Lockwood owner of The Wise Frog Reptile Rescue. I have had to assist the county in saving many companion animals here. I started this journey 6 1/2 yrs ago With thousands of animals saved through our doors. All animals that would have ended […]
Editor’s note: This email was written in response to a request for comment by the Valley Voice’s Catherine Doe for the article “Heartburn for Tulare Cemetery District constituents over pay raises, grounds upkeep.“ This email is quoted in the article and provided here in full. Catherine Doe, you asked if I would like to comment about […]
It’s that time of year as we lead up to the Fourth of July holiday, fire agencies from throughout Tulare County have partnered to remind residents that only Safe and Sane Fireworks purchased at approved fireworks booths throughout the county and cities are legal. Illegal, dangerous fireworks can result in fires and injuries that are […]
Dear Mayor Morrow, I would like to ask for a favor if you could possibly look into the decline in our parks maintenance. It upset me and my family to see the current condition of Hidden Valley Park. I am well aware that there are short staffing issues with the Parks Department. I spoke with a […]
The people of the 22nd Congressional District are hurting. Diesel prices are sky-rocketing and hurting the farmers who supply the fruits and vegetables on American’s kitchen tables. It is said that diesel powers America. The cost of diesel influences the cost of transportation and goods. When it becomes more expensive to drive a truck, all […]
Gun violence in America. What the heck is going on. We all have heard the cries for action following school, workplace, recreational sites and shopping area mass shootings over the past decade. No action has occurred that would slow the killings down. Calls for background checks seem to be the best we might be able […]
While Jehovah’s Witnesses have chosen to temporarily suspend their door-to-door ministry due to the pandemic, their activity was almost permanently banned by one U.S. village in the late 1990s — that is until the United States Supreme Court stepped in with a historic 8-1 decision on June 17, 2002, declaring the local ordinance unconstitutional. As […]