Are Campaigns Starting to Feel Like Houseguests Who Have Stayed too Long? I hope you have enjoyed your four-week break from the 2018 election because Campaign 2020 has just begun. The Iowa Poll released in December gives a glimpse of who voters are considering for possible challengers to President Trump. Former Vice President Joe Biden […]
Valley Voice’s Top Ten Stories Online and Facebook Top ten stories from our website for 2018: Former Exeter officer identified as Golden State Killer, Visalia Ransacker suspect Both Tulare police chief & city manager fired in one day Tulare Mayor takes on the Ag community Tulare Councilman Accused of Fraud, Threatening Employees Tulare citizens erupt […]
Evette Bakke likes Kern County In my December 6 Political Fix I misconstrued a comment made by campaign manager Evette Bakke during an election party. When the subject of updates were discussed she said, “Oh, we don’t like Kern.” She did not mean that she didn’t like the candidates or the voters. She meant that […]
Isn’t Cock Fighting Illegal? Democrats won every statewide office, gained super majorities in both state houses, flipped seven of their seven targeted congressional races, and will control the House of Representatives in Washington come January. Time for the Democrats to celebrate, right? Wrong. The fighting started this summer between consummate party insider, Eric Bauman, and […]
A Midterm Post Mortem It was freezing and quiet outside St John’s Hall in Hanford with a few unconcerned security guards lingering by the doors, but hot and crowded inside the Portuguese Hall on Election Night. Even though not in his district, this was still Nunes country, and a Nunes-friendly crowd, where no sharp edged […]
Is the Blue Wave real? In less than a week the nation will find out. The following are my predictions for local and federal elections: Congressional District 21: Democrat TJ Cox and Republican Congress Member David Valado Mr. Valadao lives in a district that has a Democratic advantage of 16 points but they tend to […]
A Serendipity of Trump Since President Trump won the Republican nomination in 2016 I have been trying to convince a local supporter to write a column in Political Fix. I wanted our readers to get affirmation on why they support President Trump and why his base is so loyal. Over the last two years I […]
They Shoot Horses Don’t They An interesting question came up during this month’s meeting of the Tulare County Animal Services (TCAS) Advisory Committee while updating its ordinance. The question was, are there any restrictions on how a commercial breeding kennel can put down dogs that no longer produce puppies? The TCAS advisory members are all […]
What Does Being Indicted Mean? Being indicted is a term thrown around in the news a lot these days. But what does it mean? Being indicted is when someone is accused by a grand jury of serious crimes. Four former Trump advisers, and 25 Russians who meddled in our elections have been indicted. Of those […]
Brother can you spare a dime? – or $500? The first time I saw The Dollar Store it was 1991 and I was in Stockton for work. I thought it was a brain storm of an idea, especially with three toddlers’ stocking to fill at Christmas. I was still in my 20’s and not cognizant […]