by tricityvoice | Mar 12, 2024 | Editorials
Just as in the time of Caesar’s reign over the Roman Republic and his assassination in 44 BC., there appears to be an abundance of activity in this mid-month “Ides.” Shakespeare popularized the notion of caution as Caesar was warned repeatedly to avoid Senate chambers...
by tricityvoice | Mar 5, 2024 | Editorials
A presentation of speed limit updates for the streets of Fremont turned a rather routine, mundane staff report into an interesting discussion of how speed limits are evaluated and modified. Residential areas are governed by state law at 25 miles per hour while main...
by tricityvoice | Feb 27, 2024 | Editorials
Most of us measure time by relating it to singular events, either personal or external. Each generation has its own set of notable occurrences that serve as anchors to create an indelible sense of identity and community. It may be the birth of a child, marriage or...
by tricityvoice | Feb 20, 2024 | Editorials
Nothing is more frustrating than when your five-year-old continues to ask “why” in response to your accepted beliefs. At the core of a well-written report are answers to five questions, all beginning with the letter “w”… who, what, where, when and why. Some add the...
by tricityvoice | Feb 13, 2024 | Editorials
“ It’s like déjà vu all over again”._-Yogi Berra Twenty years ago, I approached the Fremont Chief of Police, Bob Wasserman, with the proposition of spending time with a rookie officer, recording the experience. For most of us, there is limited interaction with police...
by tricityvoice | Feb 6, 2024 | Editorials
In the 19th century, the work of Johann Gregor Mendel, a German-Czech monk in his abbey’s garden and British biologist Charles Darwin‘s observations, the notion of genetic transmission and value of breeding outside a closed group emerged. Introduction of a wide range...
