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Community

This year, Fair brings Kiddie Land

Posted October 27, 2011 by Luis Pacheco

Each year, there’s always something new at The Big Fresno Fair. This year, there was Kiddie Land – but ride prices also increased.

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Audio Slide Shows

Fresno Teens Explore Backcountry with WildLink

Posted August 19, 2011 by William Thao

This June, youth from The kNOw hiked through Sequoia-Kings Canyon on a four-day adventure with WildLink. Enjoy the sights and sounds of the backcountry in this audio slide show produced by William Thao.

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Community

If Malls No Longer Existed…

Posted August 5, 2009 by Various

Ask just about any young person where the teen hang-out spots are and they’ll tell you it’s the mall. But with the evolving economy and development of new strip malls, many old malls have lost their grandeur and their young consumers. The kNOw writers share their perspective on the declining popularity of some malls and [...]

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Fund Youth Programs Instead Of Youth Punishment!

Posted May 21, 2009 by Arena Phaphilom

I attended a community meeting today, and it reminded me of something my older brother once said. At the community meeting, the speaker noted the importance of putting funding into programs that help prevent youth from getting in trouble instead of putting funding into the punishment of youth, for example Juvenile Hall. How does this [...]

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Let Me In! Opening School Grounds For Recreational Use On Weekends

Posted May 5, 2009 by Various

It’s all too common to hear about children and teens who have to jump over fences and sneak onto school grounds during weekends just so they can play on the swings or shoot some hoops. However, a new law in California, Assembly Bill 346, if passed this year, would expand joint-use of school facilities to [...]

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