By Bob Boldt
This is my latest poem, my latest attempt to express my outrage at our treatment of the greatest journalist, certainly the bravest journalist who ever drew breath. Of course, the horrific torture of Julian Assange represents not just a crime against one man but an attempt to silence all journalists and publishers and put an end to the troublesome First Amendment as well.
By William Silveira
In the New York Times article “A Former Farmworker on American Hypocrisy” (May 6, 2020), Alfredo Corchado accuses our government of hypocrisy when it says workers formerly considered “illegal” are now “essential.” Much of what Corchado discusses was known to me. I grew up in Tulare and have resided in Tulare County my whole life. My father was a farm owner with 400 acres of farm land south of Tulare. At the time I was growing up, we raised sugar beets, cotton, milo, barley, and alfalfa. We also had pigs. My brother and I irrigated these crops and cut, mowed, and raked the alfalfa. In our spare time we were expected to help out with the pigs – fence maintenance, health care, and feeding.
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