Better lighting needed<\/p>\n
\u201cMotorcycle crash in Fresno County results in fatality<\/a>,\u201d (fresnobee.com, Jan. 12)<\/p>\n As college students who commute along Dinuba Avenue almost every day, we have noticed how dim the streetlights are once the sun goes down. It\u2019s become a real safety concern. The lighting is so weak that it\u2019s hard to see people walking, biking or even pulling out of driveways until the very last second.<\/p>\n A lot of students, workers and families use this road at night, and it shouldn\u2019t feel like we\u2019re driving through a blackout zone. Better lighting could help prevent accidents and make the area feel safer for everyone \u2014 especially for those of us getting home from late classes or night shifts.<\/p>\n Miah Gonzalez & Barbie Hernandez<\/p>\n Selma<\/p>\n AIDS awareness<\/p>\n \u201cNational AIDS Quilt panels to be displayed at Arts Council of Kern<\/a>,\u201d (fresnobee.com, Nov. 26)<\/p>\n The display of the HIV\/AIDS quilt in Fresno reminds us all how serious this disease still is. The United Nations reports that AIDS deaths have risen due to the halted U.S. HIV funding. When the United States paused virtually all HIV-related support earlier this year, 2.5 million people lost access to medicine, and clinics that keep people alive were forced to close. This is a matter of life and death, and even short-term shutdowns have serious human consequences.<\/p>\n There is encouraging news: The Trump administration recently pledged $4.6 billion to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, reaffirming the U.S. match that has helped save 70 million lives since 2002.<\/p>\n Nick Arena<\/p>\n Fresno<\/p>\n A reminder of what\u2019s been missing<\/p>\n