Freedom Politics: How to think about QE3
Charles Whisnand
- Locals set for Valley swim, track
- It could be a memorable weekend in the pool and on the track for local athletes. A large number of athletes from Porterville, Monache, Strathmore and Granite Hills High Schools will compete in the Valley Swimming and Track Championships this weekend... Full story
- Section looks to curb demands on athletes
- With the year-round demands on high school athletes continuing to increase, the California Interscholastic Federation Central Section is looking at ways to curbing those demands. The section’s governing body made up of representatives from acr... Full story
- One venue for title games possible
- Bulldog Stadium, Rec Park possible sites
- While coaches still look to be hesitant about the idea because of competitive reasons, a growing movement to hold Valley Championship games in all divisions at one site seemed to gain some more momentum at the California Interscholastic Federation Ce... Full story
- No need to lend Ruiz a hand
- He plays golf virtually one-handed
- Ismael Ruiz is left-handed for an obvious reason. But Ruiz still plays golf right-handed, which is really a loose term to describe how he plays the game since he effectively doesn’t have a right hand at all. Born essentially without a right ha... Full story
- SoCal Juniors seek higher level of play
- Job Lara watches over a setting drill and doesn’t like what he sees. “Don’t be here and give anything less than your best,” Lara told his group of volleyball players. “Get better.” Lara, who has served as Strathm... Full story
- Kouyoumtjian, Wynn are excelling
- Porterville obviously has a great legacy in wrestling. And now it’s not just on the boys side in which Porterville is excelling. Porterville is beginning to establish a legacy in girls wrestling as well. This year, six girls from the community... Full story
- Little League First Pitch Dinner
- Porterville Little League Baseball is still in its opening week of the season, which will culminate on Saturday with a first-time event for the league, its First Pitch Dinner. After an opening day last Saturday, which Porterville Little League presi... Full story
- The Popcorn Stand: What if the 'Arabs' played musical chairs?
- The Popcorn Stand is peridiocally featured (actually whenever Recorder Sports Editor Charles Whisnand wants to write it) on the Recorder web site and the Porterville Recorder Facebook page. It features Whisnand’s musings (actually whatever he w... Full story
- Lehigh — This Bud's for you
- The Popcorn Stand is periodically featured (actually whenever Recorder Sports Editor Charles Whisnand wants to write it) on the Recorder’s sports web site. It features Whisnand’s musing (actually whatever he wants to write about). The col... Full story
- Moore should be in Hall of Fame
- When I listened to Jon Miller give his speech at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., on Sunday, he graciously mentioned Monte Moore, the longtime Oakland A’s play-by-play announcer who has made Porterville his home for almo... Full story
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