Reflections on the best and worst moments of America over the past eight decades
Gregory Favre
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Insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump riot outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.John Minchillo / Associated Press
The dates are written in blood in our nation’s history: Dec. 7, 1941, Sept. 11, 2001, Jan. 6, 2021.
When you travel the journey into the universe of octogenarians, as I did a while back, you can recall countless personal and shared moments of those yesterdays. Moments of pride, of fear, of anger, of grief, of shame, of hope, of joy, of laughter, and, yes, of prayer.
And you remember the words from our leaders.
To the editor: The recent news about Selma, Alabama, reminded me that in 2016 my wife and I visited Selma and I wrote this poem as a result. I don’t know if the conditions under the bridge remain the same, but I do know that the attitudes still need changing. –
SELMA â There has been a huge surge in the number of independently-published authors around the world in recent years. Many come from right here in the San Joaquin Valley. With that said, itâs time to get to know one Valley-based author.
Meet James Fox, a screenwriter and filmmaker-turned-science fiction author. This native of Selma and 1997 graduate from Selma High School recently published his first book â âThe Sol Saga, Book 1: Revolutionâ on Jan. 5, 2021, a story about humanityâs expansion into our own solar system.
Fox has been working in creative fields since his time in college at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts.