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Exeter City Council Opened With Hindu Prayer

Exeter City Council in California, incorporated in 1911, had its reportedly first historic Hindu invocation on April 23 evening, containing verses from world’s oldest existing scripture. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed delivered the invocation from ancient Sanskrit scriptures before the City Council. After Sanskrit delivery, he then read the English translation of the prayer. Sanskrit is [...]

Several Tulare County Workers Will Receive Training

  Assembly Republican Leader Connie Conway, of Tulare, today announced that 721 Tulare County workers will receive job training under California’s Employment Training Panel (ETP) program. Nestle Dreyer’s Ice Cream,

Bill to Extend Funds for Clean Water Projects Approved

  Bill to Extend Funds for Clean Water Projects Approved  

Statement from Assembly Republican Leader Connie Conway

Statement from Assembly Republican Leader Connie Conway Regarding Election Results   Assembly Republican Leader Connie Conway, of Tulare, today iss

Fresno State Hosts Its First Polling Place For Presidential Election

   For the first time, Fresno State students will be able to cast their votes on campus.   The Associated Students Inc., working with the Fresno County Elections Department, will provide a pr

VOTED BALLOT DRIVE THRU SITES IN FRESNO

      Fresno County voters lead busy lives and increasingly are opting for the convenience of voting by mail. Brandi Orth, the Registrar of Voters (ROV), wants to make it equally easy and convenient for such voters to r

Fienstein Set To Make Rare Appearance In Fresno

      U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., will speak at a luncheon at noon Tuesday, Oct. 30, hosted by Fresno State’s Kenneth L. Maddy Institute at the Piccadilly Inn-Airport (5155 E. McKinley Ave.). The event

CSUF Showing “Up to Us”

More than 100 students will gather at Fresno State at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, for a nationally streamed film and discussion focusing on the short documentary “Up to Us” and the stake for young Americans today and how the Nov. 6 vote direct

Gov. Moves to Reduce Gas Prices

SACRAMENTO — Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today directed the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to take emergency steps to increase the state’s gasoline supply and bring down fuel prices. The Governor directed the board to immediately allo