Sneak peek at the weekend

Once a month,The Bee turns its Op-Ed page over to its young readers. This week we have commentaries from Candice Moreno of Stanford University on air quality; Anthony Chuka Ugwu-Oju of Harvard University on the pros and cons of coming back to your hometown after college; and Brenda Rankin of Fresno State, who's written what she calls "confessions of a major jumper." She's changed her major several times, but has now settled on English. The editorial page Saturday has tips for surviving our heat wave and we rant and rave in our weekly Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down commentary.

In Vision Sunday, award-winning writer David Mas Masumoto writes his monthly open letter to Mr. Johnson of Johnson grass fame -- nemesis of all farmers. On the Opinion page, we encourage all 15 cities in Fresno County and the Board of Supervisors to approve the extension Measure C, the half-cent sales tax earmarked for transportation. On the Op-Ed page, we also have question and answer interviews with the two candidates vying for the Mexican presidency, Andres Mauel Lopez Obrador and Felipe Calderon. Jim Boren analyzes the recent attacks on Fresno's strong-mayor form of government and says that fine tuning the system is fine, but it's way too soon to talk about returning to the days of political chaos at City Hall. Victor Davis Hanson gives his opinion on why the Democrats just cannot win and Maureen Dowd speculates on why big ideas can get you in trouble in Washington. The Valley's Top 10 list gives you the best ways to escape the heat. The No. 1 tip is "Freeze your underwear." The letter writer of the week is Dixie Lea Holland, a retired government worker and a Republican. On Monday, the editorials cover Clovis' approval of zoning for a domestic violence shelter.