E Curtis Johnson

Yesterday, President Obama spoke at an AFL-CIO rally in Milwaukee, Wis., and proposed new federal infrastructure construction programs to boost the economy. The President claimed, “This is a plan that will be fully paid for. It will not add to the...

  September 03, 2010  [[MP3-PLAYLIST=Eaudio_09032010]] Yesterday, Christina Romer, chief of President Obama’s economic advisers, said, “The only sure-fire way for policy makers to substantially increase aggregate demand...

  September 02, 2010  [[MP3-PLAYLIST=Eaudio_09022010]]   Fresno has an impressive 90-year tradition: the Veterans Day parade. Since 1919, the Veterans Day parade has honored the sacrifices and celebrated the contributions of our...

  September 01, 2010  [[MP3-PLAYLIST=Eaudio_09012010]] President Obama is a powerful oratory force. However, the force and passion of his speeches changes dramatically with the subject matter. I’m not talking about appropriate...

  August 31, 2010  [[MP3-PLAYLIST=Eaudio_08312010]] Anyone with the initial “E.” for a first name shouldn’t cast aspersions on other people’s names. It’s as hypocritical as President Obama accusing...

  August 30, 2010  [[MP3-PLAYLIST=Eaudio_08302010]] If I don’t show up for my job, I don’t get paid. If I didn’t show up for a long enough period of time, I’d be fired. You too? Isn’t it funny how that...

  August 27, 2010  [[MP3-PLAYLIST=Eaudio_08272010]] The phrase “For whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee" is an old English expression. Church bells tolled at funerals. The expression reminds us that we all die, and the bell...

  August 26, 2010  [[MP3-PLAYLIST=Eaudio_08262010]] I compliment reporters John Ellis and Jim Guy of The Fresno Bee. Yesterday’s article about vandalism at a Madera mosque is an excellent example of a balanced story. If you...

  August 25, 2010  [[MP3-PLAYLIST=Eaudio_08252010]] I don’t know the official name of Fresno's curbside trash pickup program. I just know that Fresnites put their junk at the curb, and the city picks it up. Mattresses, bikes,...

  August 23, 2010  [[MP3-PLAYLIST=Eaudio_08232010]] Did you check out the first Central California Rib Cook-Off over the weekend at Eaton Plaza? I’m still picking pork out of my bicuspids, and I couldn’t be happier. In...