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Stephen H. Provost is an author of paranormal adventures and historical non-fiction. “Memortality” is his debut novel on Pace Press, set for release Feb. 1, 2017.
An editor and columnist with more than 30 years of experience as a journalist, he has written on subjects as diverse as history, religion, politics and language and has served as an editor for fiction and non-fiction projects. His book “Fresno Growing Up,” a history of Fresno, California, during the postwar years, is available on Craven Street Books. His next non-fiction work, “Highway 99: The History of California’s Main Street,” is scheduled for release in June.
For the past two years, the editor has served as managing editor for an award-winning weekly, The Cambrian, and is also a columnist for The Tribune in San Luis Obispo.
He lives on the California coast with his wife, stepson and cats Tyrion Fluffybutt and Allie Twinkletail.
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It’s the height of irony that Donald Trump, who has railed against the evils of “identity politics,” has mastered it so completely. He’s tapped into fear among certain segments of the population that they’re losing their identity as the dominant force in these United States.
Read MoreYes, people have a right to hold false opinions and a right to share those opinions, no matter how damaging they may be. But Twitter is under no obligation to validate those opinions by granting them an air of authority via a blue checkmark — and it shouldn’t. Doing so is not only highly irresponsible, it verifies something else: That Twitter isn’t about truth, it’s about popularity.
Read MoreIt’s as if someone made a company video about inclusion that featured a number of people of color, women, and LGBTQIA individuals, only to conclude it with the smiling face of a 60-year-old white male holding a sign that reads, “This is what diversity looks like.”
Read MoreHere’s the problem: Jefferson wasn’t just a slave holder; he was a visionary. But on the other hand, he wasn’t just a visionary, he was a slave holder.
Read MoreTrump is like a quack doctor who ignores the cause of a disease (racism) so he can treat the symptoms (violence) with painkillers (“law and order”) that are intended to mask the problem but only end up making it worse. Then, when the patient dies, the doctor says it’s because the patient didn’t take enough painkillers.
Read MoreWe live in a country where people go around punching, spitting on, and cussing out their fellow citizens who wear masks to keep from getting sick. How much different would it be to punch someone out because they dared to be a designated driver? Or to purposely get drunk, get behind the wheel of a car, and drive it head-on into another vehicle just to prove a point?
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