Russell Minick, a longtime opinion writer at The Fresno Bee, died Jan. 10, 2022, after battling kidney cancer, The Bee reported. He was 70.

Minick’s 23-year career included 20 years on The Bee’s editorial board.

“When you look at the things that Russ wrote about, he reflected on some of the most important priorities of our region,” said Jim Boren, The Bee’s former executive editor and editorial-page editor.