My last column was entitled “Write your own obituary,” and as I ended the article, I stated that I would write my own obituary in 2026, with my “dead” line being Dec. 31, 2026.  It was a bit of a joke, but it made me think about the word “deadline,” and I wondered just how that word came to be. Deadline seems like a funny word for what it means, which is a date or time when something must be finished. Why is the word “dead” used?  In the newspaper business, we use the word de

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Cole Brincefield, owner of Replenished, a wellness and recovery center, talks with players during a baseball camp at the facility during a soft opening on December 20. After graduating from Madera High School in 2019, Cole Brincefield is coming back to Madera to bring the community something that he believes is needed. Replenished is a wellness and recovery center that also features indoor softball and baseball batting cages. Owner Brincefie

Am I wrong, or is a retired California judge advocating for making 11 million people (I think it’s more) who broke the law by coming into this country illegally citizens of the U.S.? Coming from someone who was sworn to uphold the laws of the state of California and the United States, I find this troubling. Reward them with citizenship simply because it would take, according to him, 20 years, cost $600 billion, collapse the housing market, cripple the ag industry and cost the

For The Madera Tribune The community is invited to attend the Grand Opening celebration of Madera Auto Center’s newest dealership, at 321 Prosperity Boulevard in Chowchilla. Madera Auto Center is excited to announce the Grand Opening of its newest dealership location in Chowchilla.  The community is invited to attend the January 9 celebration, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at 321 Prosperity Boulevard. The event will feature a ribbon cutting ceremony, free lunch for the first 100 guests

For The Madera Tribune Shirley Lawson gives MCSO Deputy Martin a hug after she received a Random Act of Kindness. Lawson was pulled over for a minor moving violation, and was apologetic. She received her card and cried without even seeing the monetary gift. She couldn’t stop hugging Deputy Martin. For the 12th annual Random Acts of Kindness with the Madera County Sheriff’s Office and donations from Agriland, more than money was given out — love.  Agriland and its employees ga

Congratulations go out to Chuck Wieland for his recent letter conveying his thoughts on the state of the economy in the good old USA. There are a few things that I do agree with him on. One is the fact that the extension of the 2017 tax cuts do help the rich, however he did fail to mention that the tax cuts helped a huge majority of the taxpayers and they definitely helped the middle class. Perhaps the ones it didn’t help are the nearly 40 percent of the people who pay little