In April, the Visalia City Council adopted Stage 4 water restrictions in response to the most significant drought in generations, faced not only our city, but the entire state. And, you have made a difference! Since the Stage 4 water restrictions took effect April 17, Visalians have conserved an average of 12% from April through […]
That’d be me, if I were a superhero. No ridiculous tights and cape, no backstory or idiosyncrasy, no gadgets–certainly no mask–just a manual typewriter, and the task of writing a letter. Appalling though my penmanship is, still, I am a good letter writer because I take it seriously–I would, after all, be mailing my whole […]
September 29, 2014 Tulare County Resource Management Agency Michael Spata, Associate Director 5961 S. Mooney Blvd. Visalia, CA 93277 Re: Comments on CEMEX Peer Review Report Dear Mr. Spata, The Tulare County Farm Bureau has served as a watchdog in the community for many years monitoring land use conditions, permit requests, development activities and seeking […]
In the 4 September issue of this paper, while honoring the late Judge Paul Vortmann, it was stated that, “If not for a favorable ruling in Judge Vortmann’s courtroom on July 29, the Valley Voice would have been turfed out onto the street.” Only after publication did I realize the implications of this statement, and […]
In a news release in July of this year, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia declared that rising temperatures attributed to global climate change might be a contributing factor in the increase of people who develop kidney stones. In a study of more than 60,000 adults and children who were diagnosed with kidney stones between 2005 […]
Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore is hosting its annual Retired Military Appreciation Day on Saturday, September 13, from 9am to 1pm, starting at the base theater. The purpose of the event is to provide updates covering benefits for military retirees and their spouses. The Kings County Veterans Service Office, along with representatives from the Naval […]
My late husband, my five children and I have been farming in the San Joaquin Valley since the mid seventies. My children are now second generation growers. During this period of time we have seen a very disturbing loss of prime level farm land being covered by houses. When we bought our Elderwood Heights property […]
To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Test this natural law by loading your rifle and pulling the trigger. The kick back gives you a clear understanding of how this law works. The bullet leaves forward out the muzzle at very high velocity and the rifle butt kicks you in the shoulder. […]
In the 1970s and 1980s, at the height of Nigeria’s post-oil-discovery wealth and power, Nigerians could walk the streets of the major northern cities of Kaduna, Jos, Kano and Maiduguri without a concern, unhurried and unharmed. Today, public spaces, from churches to restaurants and cafes in these cities send very real frissons of fear down […]
A Presidential Memorial Certificate (PMC) is an engraved paper certificate, signed by the current President, to honor the memory of honorably discharged deceased veterans. This program was initiated in March 1962 by President John F. Kennedy and has been continued by all subsequent Presidents. Statutory authority for the program is Section 112, Title 38, of […]