Jun
2023
21
Helping Hands
May
2023
27
May is National Lyme Disease Awareness Month
by Kathy Eide Casas
National Lyme Disease Awareness Month offers a chance for Lyme patients, activists, and educators to spread information on how to prevent Lyme and other tick-borne diseases.
Apr
2023
22
Clovis Botanical Garden: A Perfect Place To Spend Earth Day or Any Day!
by Kathy Eide Casas
“An oasis we can be proud of,” neighbor and longtime Clovis City Councilmember Drew Bessinger on describing the essence of the Clovis Botanical Garden. “I can walk out of my back fence and find it along the trail in about three minutes.” What a jewel for Clovis!
Apr
2023
22
Mystery at Windswept Farm By Wendy Sand Eckel: Review/Giveaway/Interview
by Sandra Murphy
Rosalie owns the Day Lily Café in Cardigan, Maryland. It has an authentic farm-to-table menu that locals and visitors alike appreciate. Her farmland is leased to Tyler, who recently became more than a friend. The organic certification for the farm is due, but there’s a problem. The neighboring farm is now run by landowner Ronnie Kline’s nephew, and he plans to dust the crops with a pesticide so toxic, it should be banned.
Feb
2023
15
The Mystery in the Mysteries or Who Killed… the Climate?
by Susan Rowland
We love murder mysteries because the story catches in its net the biggest fish of all: the taboo against killing another human being and the unknown country of death. On the one hand, mysteries can be cozy in converting the fearsome subject of death itself as something that can be solved, a fiction that dissolves death into something essentially unnatural.
Feb
2023
4
Hope Now for Youth
by Tom Sims
Roger Minassian was the pastor of a prominent church in Fresno when his heart was deeply touched by the needs of gang members and felons like Vanna In. He stepped down from his position and his secure salary to give his life to kids on the streets of Fresno, California.
Nov
2022
19
National Homeless Persons’ Remembrance Day
by Tom Sims
Last December, a group gathered downtown to read the names of and remember fifty-six identified individuals who had died homeless in Fresno between January and November 2021. The service included readings, short messages, and music from a variety of religious traditions.
Oct
2022
1
The R.I.D.E. Foundation Hug A Horse Halloween Open House!
by Lorie Lewis Ham
As the Halloween season begins, KRL likes to look for fun and unique Halloween events coming up in the area and recently I came across one that involved wild mustangs—the R.I.D.E. Halloween Hug A Horse event. We recently chatted with the founder and CEO of the R.I.D.E. Foundation, Sarah Muzquiz, to find out exactly what RIDE is and about their interesting Halloween event!
Sep
2022
24
Hunger in the Heat of the Harvest
by Tom Sims
Food insecurity in Fresno County is a real and a pressing problem. The irony is that those of us who live in Fresno reside in a Land of Plenty and bounty. In many ways the Fresno area is the breadbasket for the nation and the world.
Aug
2022
20
The Fresno EOC LGBTQ+ Resource Center
by Mallory Moad
Two months ago, we celebrated Pride Month. Each year during the month of June, the achievements, advances, and absolute fabulousness of the LGBTQ culture are celebrated and supported on a national scale with parades, shows, marches, and other activities. And while music, glitter, and lots of rainbow flags are festive, struggles and setbacks – private, public, and political – still exist within the community. And those issues will still be in evidence after the party’s over.
