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Smoke rises following strikes on Tehran, Iran, on April 7, 2026, as a U.S. deadline loomed for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or have its civilian infrastructure “decimated,” according to the U.S. president. Civilian deaths in Trump\u2019s war in Iran are unacceptable<\/p>\n
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\u201cIran shoots down U.S. fighter jet; one pilot rescued, one missing<\/a>,\u201d (fresnobee.com<\/a>, April 3)<\/p>\n We all know about the American servicemen and women killed in the line of duty during President Donald Trump\u2019s \u201cexcursion\u201d into Iran, but they are by no means the only casualties in this war. Iranian combatants have also been killed, and we should also consider civilian casualties.<\/p>\n According to estimates from the Human Rights Activists News Agency, approximately 1,700 civilians have been killed. Is this acceptable?<\/p>\n Gerhard Carrle<\/p>\n Fresno<\/p>\n A madman is office<\/p>\n \u201cHegseth proclaims \u2018overwhelming victory\u2019 after cease-fire with Iran<\/a>,\u201d (fresnobee.com<\/a>, April 8)<\/p>\n President Donald Trump has lived up to his moniker, TACO: Trump Always Chickens Out. I am relieved that he has backed down from the ultimatums he has given to Iran.<\/p>\n And so we wait for the next ultimatum. That gives Congress and Trump\u2019s Cabinet two weeks to depose this madman. Threatening genocide is a war crime. Changing his reasons daily \u2014 sometimes hourly \u2014 for starting this pointless military invasion, destroys our country\u2019s reputation, alienates our allies and depletes our defense stockpiles.<\/p>\n Bruce Joffe<\/p>\n Piedmont<\/p>\n Fight against The SAVE Act<\/p>\n \u201cThe SAVE Act is not about voter ID \u2014 it\u2019s about voter suppression | Opinion<\/a>,\u201d (fresnobee.com<\/a>, March 28)<\/p>\n I am a wife, mother and grandmother in Tracy. I serve my church and community in multiple ways: in callings at church, as a member of the Environmental Sustainability Commission at the City and as a community political organizer.<\/p>\n After 40 years of voting consistently, I am appalled that when I reregister, I may have to bring my passport, birth certificate or even marriage license. This is an unfair burden. But it\u2019s not me I\u2019m worried about: I\u2019m more worried about the poor and marginalized citizens who don\u2019t have the means to obtain their birth certificate, a costly passport and\/or a marriage license (possibly for a marriage that has ended).<\/p>\n This, to me, seems onerous and deliberate. Urge your representatives to vote against the SAVE Act, which would impose this burden on innocent citizens.<\/p>\n We must fight this.<\/p>\n Jenny Wood<\/p>\n Tracy<\/p>\n It starts with our plates<\/p>\n \u201cMost Americans don\u2019t know when Earth Day is, do you?<\/a>\u201d (fresnobee.com<\/a>, April 8)<\/p>\n Earth Day highlights the urgent need for evidence-based solutions to the climate and ecological crises. But what most people don\u2019t realize is the biggest impact we can make as individuals starts on our plates.<\/p>\n Extensive research shows that animal agriculture is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation, biodiversity loss and freshwater depletion. In contrast, plant-based food systems require significantly fewer natural resources and generate lower emissions, making them a more efficient and sustainable way to feed a growing global population.<\/p>\n Adopting plant-based meals \u2014 even incrementally \u2014 can substantially reduce one\u2019s environmental footprint while supporting a more resilient food system.<\/p>\n Will Finnibrec<\/p>\n Fresno<\/p>\n Where is Fong?<\/p>\n \u201cWhy Rep. Vince Fong believes Trump\u2019s action on water is right for California | Opinion<\/a>,\u201d (fresnobee.com<\/a>, Feb. 7, 2025)<\/p>\n Where is Rep. Vince Fong? I\u2019ve written numerous emails and have heard nothing. I have called his offices \u2014 both the local office and his D.C. office \u2014 and discovered that he has not even set up his voicemail system.<\/p>\n Christianne Marie Osle<\/p>\n Fresno<\/p>\n Related Stories from Fresno Bee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Smoke rises following strikes on Tehran, Iran, on April 7, 2026, as a U.S. deadline loomed for Iran…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":265473,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-265472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=265472"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265472\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/265473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=265472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=265472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=265472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}