- Expecting The Sacramento Bee to provide thoughtful and locally informed commentary on issues unique to Fresno and surrounding communities is unrealistic.
- Fresno’s voice will almost certainly be diluted. Its distinctive perspective lost amid a centralized editorial operation.
- Fresno deserves an opinion section rooted in this community’s soil, shaped by editors and writers who live here.
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Much of my 48-year career in the newspaper business was spent at the helm of the opinion pages of The Fresno Bee. Before and after my tenure, those pages didn’t just inform. They sparked conversation, challenged assumptions, and reflected the heartbeat of the San Joaquin Valley. The section became the voice of the region’s leading newspaper and, a gathering place where readers, writers, and community leaders could confront hard truths and imagine a better future together.
Jim Boren…