Shana Kaspian

Bridging the divide?

Mayoral candidate Henry T. Perea speaks on diversity, division and uniting a community:     Perea is young, clean-cut, and Catholic but has a penchant for mild cursing (I’ve omitted the expletives from the article…sorry). He’s a bit of a walking paradox, no question about it.

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For bad or for worse: mayoral candidates refuse to honestly speak on gay issues

    I’m not a junkie for scandal, but the press today selectively reports on issues and pulls punches in ways that would make Edward R. Murrow turn over in his grave. Political candidates and officials have gotten far too comfortable with evasive answers, "no comment" or denying interviews to anyone who may not support their

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8th Annual CCA Talent Show

 Talent Night Video: (modem) (dsl/cable)    Let’s just be honest. Put those two little words together, "talent" and "show", and you’ll send most discerning individuals into post-traumatic flashbacks: embarrassing air guitar solos, excruciatingly off-tune renditions of tired show tune standards, dancers who couldn’t have been less graceful if their feet had been bound with lead

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Fresno Gay Men’s Chorus brings Jason & deMarco to Fresno for National Coming Out Day

    Jason & deMarco Jason & DeMarco, The Fresno Gay Men’s Chorus, and guest speakers ranging from city council members to local political organizers from the gay community joined an audience of roughly 200 people to commemorate National Coming Out Day at the Tower Theatre last Thursday evening. The musical portion of the program opened

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