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Author: Colby Tibbet

Colby Tibbet is a 25-year-old student based out of Fresno, CA and is currently studying Mass Communication and Journalism at Fresno City College. He is a news reporter and editor of The Rampage newspaper and is also a freelance writer to local online blogs such as FresnoFamous.com.
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Community Health Politics

#OneHealthyFresno Campaign Shines Light on Blight

04/07/201506/07/2019 Colby Tibbet

FRESNO– Over six months into their #OneHealthyFresno campaign, Faith in Community (FIC), hopes that the City of Fresno will take action against the urban blight

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Community Health

Why Undocumented Fresnans Need Health Insurance

06/12/201401/22/2015 Colby Tibbet

Lopez is just one of the 1.6 million undocumented residents in California struggling to find the means to pay for medical treatment. In Fresno County, the need for coverage is even greater; despite this, Fresno County is poised to deplete the funds for the Medically Indigent Services Program (MISP), narrowing the coverage options for undocumented Fresnans even further.

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Environment

Starting with Earth Day, New “Sustainability Project” Aims to “Green” Fresno State

04/22/201404/24/2014 Colby Tibbet

By Colby Tibbet, Beat Reporter FRESNO– Today was Earth Day. On California’s college campuses, students were handing out leaflets and screening documentaries in an effort

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Hmong parents and community members gathered for a listening session here last month where they weighed in on the debate over how local school districts should be allocating their state funds. By the end of the discussion, the message was clear: a lack of translation services for Hmong speakers is the greatest barrier to that community’s engagement with Fresno Unified (FUSD) schools.
Education

Language Barrier Makes Hmong Parents in Fresno Feel Like ‘Outcasts’

01/17/201401/17/2014 Colby Tibbet

Hmong parents and community members gathered to weigh in on how FUSD should spend new funding. By the end of the discussion, the message was clear: a lack of translation services for Hmong speakers is the greatest barrier to that community’s engagement the school district.

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Education

Millions in New Funding Coming to Fresno Schools — How Should the District Spend It?

11/20/201312/13/2013 Colby Tibbet

Over 100 parents, students and community members came out to Edison High School to make their voices heard in the debate over how Fresno Unified School District (FUSD) should allocate new state education dollars to local schools.

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