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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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On Life

Ruminations and provocations.

Biden pushes us back to the office — even if we don't want to go

Stephen H. Provost

Biden used his State of the Union address to call for “Americans to get back to work and fill our great downtowns again.” First of all, this is insulting. We HAVE been working, and if Biden hasn’t noticed, he hasn’t been paying attention. Second, how and where employees work should be a decision made by those workers and their employers — not by government. Third, it’s just plain clueless.

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USFL's biggest mistake could be fatal

Stephen H. Provost

So far, the USFL has relied on branding (it bought the rights to use the original USFL’s team names, logos, etc.), flashy uniforms, and managed to land TV contracts with NBC and Fox Sports. That’s a big deal, to be sure. But for people to watch, you have to give them something they care about beyond branding: quality football.

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MAFS expert Cal Roberson washes his hands of Chris-Alyssa debacle

Stephen H. Provost

Nowhere in his statement following Chris’ decision to divorce Alyssa does Pastor Cal take any responsibility for pairing the couple. He repeatedly faults the participants, like Pontius Pilate washing his hands of it all.

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Trump’s biggest lie isn’t about the election: It’s this

Stephen H. Provost

Donald Trump’s lie about the 2020 election being “stolen” is about as big as they come, but it’s still not the biggest or even the most dangerous one he’s told. If his followers hadn’t fallen for this other lie, the election so-called “big lie” wouldn’t even have been possible.

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Why the MAFS 'experts' paired Alyssa and Chris: working theory

Stephen H. Provost

From the moment she walked down the aisle and saw her groom’s slightly crooked teeth, Alyssa Ellman has been all-out of her marriage to Chris Collette. The question is, why did the so-called experts pair these two people in the first place? Is their judgment really that poor? Or is the show simply looking to maximize its ratings by providing as much drama and conflict as possible?

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