When I started this column several weeks ago, I wrote that I was looking for new authors while reviewing some recent works by my favorite authors. So far, I’ve been lucky finding writers who have published a debut novel or who are simply new to me. Leslie Wolfe ranks right up there with the best of the new authors. Her first book, “The Girl from Silent Lake” (2021, 352 pages), in what will surely be a new hit series, is so good that I would have finished it the day that I sta

Kara Babcock, Wikimedia Commons Stuffing, or dressing, is a favorite part of most holiday turkey dinners. There have been a couple of times when I have featured stuffing recipes with my kitchen pals this time of year, so I thought I would share some more. One (healthful apple stuffing) is a repeat, which happens to be my youngest son’s favorite. The others cover some new territory, at least for me. I must admit that I make the same turkey dressing year after year, and I pack

Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society When Bernard (Barney) McCluskey was shot in 1919, he became the first Madera police officer to lose his life in the line of duty. Ironically, his son, Ernest McCluskey, shown here on the left, became a Madera motorcycle cop. On the right is Officer Clarence Pickett, the second Madera policeman to lose his life in the performance of his duty. Throughout the history of Madera County, local law enforcement officers have put their

Partnered with Madera Unified School District, Success Together, Inc. is bringing families three classes designed to educate and empower. From Social Media for Parents to Parent-Child Communication & Positive Discipline Techniques and Helping Kids Cope with Frustration, Anger, Sadness and other Tough Feelings, Success Together, Inc is looking to provide a free outlet to Madera Unified families. There are two classes left after the first class (Social Media for Parents) was he

Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society In this photograph taken on May 19, 1938, Madera postmaster E.V. Murphy hands a sack of mail over to pilot Pete Schmidt while Madera Tribune reporter Winifred Peck looks on. The bundle was then flown to Fresno in the first ever airmail departure from Madera. On April 13, 1912, a young man by the name of Glen Martin zoomed over the city and dropped a bundle of newspapers from the sky for delivery at the C.F. Preciado store on Yo

It seems almost every time I sit in front of an empty screen, “I don’t get it,” pops in my head. This time it is the National Football League players. These overgrown, pampered football players earn megabucks. Recently, one player, after a night of partying and drinking himself blind, somehow thought he could still operate a motor vehicle. He is facing driving under the influence charges because of the accident that occurred. According to xnewsnet.com, the player’s legal team

In a report issued this month, the Pew Research Center has found that the global reputation of the United States has changed dramatically over the past two decades. Results from 17 advanced industrial economies show that the evaluation of our country is far more complex than it was in the past. As Richard Wike, et al., write in the Pew report, “People in other publics find much to admire about the U.S., but they see many problems as well.” Americans, on average, seem to share

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune The Madera South Stallions boys cross country team celebrates with the County/Metro Athletic Conference Championship trophy at Woodward Park on Thursday. The Madera South boys cross country team continued its dominance over the County/Metro Athletic Conference with another conference title, easily overtaking second place Sanger. After Sanger’s David DeLoera won the race by almost 19 seconds, six Stallions crossed the finish line Thursday at