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Tyler Takeda
Torres grad enjoys being the first
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Jose Eduardo Rodriguez-Vargas set the foundation for the future as a member of the first graduating...
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Angel L. de Jesus Jr.
Mount Zion hosts second annual rib cook off
Angel L. de Jesus Jr./The Madera Tribune Sam Neely III grills pork ribs, chicken and tri-tip for visitors to try at the cook off....
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Tragedy tugged at nation’s heartstrings
Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society These 10 Madera children were orphaned when their parents, Robert and Joyce Morris were...
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Nancy Simpson
AMAE Presents $16,000 in scholarships
Nancy Simpson/The Madera Tribune Fourteen students receive certificates at the AMAE Scholarship Awards Dinner. Each certificate...
Tami Jo Nix
Opinion: Prayers for the East Coast
New York City is suffering from the smoke of the Canadian wildfires. According to Reuters News Service, 8.2 million acres have burned...
Jim Glynn
Opinion: Artificial intelligence, part I
From the beginning of time, it seems that the progression of evolution has been a quest for greater intelligence which enables creatures...
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Tyler Takeda
Madera High School grad enters elite program
For The Madera Tribune Madera High School graduate Alyssa Maldonado has aspirations to become a physician and will attend UC Merced in...