Archive for February, 2010
Movie Review: I’m smitten with ‘Valentine’s Day’
Movies about Valentine’s Day could easily fall into two categories: mushy romantic comedy (boy meets girl, blah…blah…blah) or dark, cynical flick (boy meets girl, boys breaks girl’s heart, blah…blah…blah.) What stands out about the movie, “Valentine’s Day,” which opens Friday, is that it doesn’t fall into one of those lame movie categories. Rather, it succeeds [...]
VIDEO: Battle of the Fans
The 28th annual Fresno County Academic Decathlon, held Saturday at Clovis East High School, was certainly a battle of the brains. Students had seven precious, adrenaline-filled seconds to answer the toughest of questions about kings, queens, and revolutions. But the event was also a battle of the fans. During the Super Quiz, people in the [...]
Kettleman City Residents Given Hope
A small array of hope came to residents of Kettleman City in the way of a house-to-house visit by Environmental Protection Agency’s Pacific Southwest regional director Jared Blumenfeld. Parents of children who have either died or whose children suffer from birth defects met one-on-one with Blumenfeld yesterday afternoon. The families, some still in mourning, told the new EPA regional director they believe the cause [...]
Henry Cejudo Silent About London Olympics in 2012
To see more photos of the book signing, visit the photo gallery. Henry Cejudo, the only wrestler on the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team to win a gold medal in Beijing last year, remains undecided about whether he will join the team in London come 2012. According to Cejudo, promoters from mixed martial arts events continue to [...]
