Freelance writer and journalist in California who loves storytelling. Previously @FresnoBee @McClatchy @TheSierraStar @MontanaKaimin. Formerly Carmen George ☀️
Sep 14, 2022 • 14 tweets • 12 min read
Hundreds of places have removed ‘squaw’ from name. Why not the town in #Fresno County?
The latest about federal, state and local efforts to change Squaw Valley's name ⬇️ fresnobee.com/news/local/art…
And thanks @smartnews for helping to share this! Love it when stories like this get read widely thanks to help from the digital age. fresnobee.com/news/local/art…
Aug 2, 2019 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
This woman’s doctor ordered her #cancer drugs, which were denied and delayed, not by her “very expensive” insurance, but by a pharmacy benefit manager her insurance required her to use.
Is that legal? Yes. It’s happening to thousands across the country.
I was just watching a really moving #MemorialDay tribute video at the @FresnoGrizzlies game until they got to a part about America’s adversaries and showed a photo of the @AOC between images of Fidel Castro and Kim Jong-un. That was some seriously offensive editing.
Here’s the #video shown by the @FresnoGrizzlies tonight, found on @YouTube: