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 […]
We’ve all heard the term “Pick yourself up by the bootstraps!”, but have you ever tried to actually pick yourself up by your own bootstraps? If you’ve tried it, you know that it is actually physically impossible to pull yourself up without someone’s help. The greatest cause of homelessness is a profound, catastrophic loss of […]
On November 16, the League of Women Voters of Tulare County welcomed journalist Jerry Sullivan to speak about misinformation and disinformation. Sullivan avoids both in his popular digital newsletter, SullivanSaysSoCal.com, a leading source of news analysis and commentary for Southern California. In his talk, Sullivan made clear the distinction between misinformation and disinformation. A lot of misinformation […]
As a worker at Sierra View Medical Center, it is extremely disheartening watching so many employees leave and the hospital has done absolutely nothing to retain staff and entice new workers. Why? The pay is lower than hospitals in Tulare & Visalia. Managers, Directors and senior leadership have hefty salaries, yet everyone from RNs to […]