FRESNO, Calif. _ The rest of the nation has shrugged off the call-girl scandal that brought down New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer last month, but New York hasn't. And now the Valley has a reason to pay attention.

By Doug Hoagland, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Feb. 2--It's easy to get into a community college in California, but getting out is another story, says a California State University study released Thursday.

By Vanessa Colon, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Jan. 12--Fresno's 22nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration begins today with a garlanding ceremony at noon at Fresno County Courthouse Park in downtown Fresno.

By Jim Steinberg, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Dec. 23--Evelyn Fiorani worked 57 years in the State Center Community College District, serving as "an institution within the institution," former Chancellor Bill Stewart said. Mrs. Fiorani died Wednesday night at SaintAgnes Medical Center. She was 83.

By Doug Hoagland, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Dec. 12--With the Valley lagging in college graduates, some of the region's biggest names in higher education gathered Monday at Fresno State to talk about playing catch-up.