Tami Jo Nix
To all the moms out there
Happy Mothers’ Day to all the moms out there. Enjoy your breakfast in bed, flowers and gifts you deserve them. I see you, but wouldn’t...

Bill Coate
Pioneer merchant left his mark
The Gordon and Manasse Building on North Yosemite Avenue housed one of Madera’s pioneer business establishments that survived well into...
Leon Emo
Meaningless meanie and moms
Now, if you are one of the “Po Folks” (cool song by Country singer Bill Anderson) you don’t dare die or get hitched in North Korea for...
Tami Jo Nix
Ebonknights hold 4th reunion
“Back in the day…” is an expressions used often last Saturday night. The “Ebonknights,” an authentic, 1960s, Madera garage band’s...
D. August Promnitz
Liberty High School outfielder going to Air Force academy
For the city of Madera, 2016 is proving to be the Year of the cadets. Madera native and Liberty High School varsity outfielder Caleb...

Associated Press
More big-name Republicans abandon Trump; he just shrugs
By Erica Werner and Steve Peoples WASHINGTON (AP) — Big-name GOP leaders piled on Friday against Donald Trump in an extraordinary show of...
D. August Promnitz
County, city officials embrace new station, despite rail-line doubts
Members of the Madera County Board of Supervisors and Madera City Council have come forward to support the addition of a connecting...
Bill Coate
Parents to check on kids via Internet
MUSD offers online registration Madera Unified School District has forged a pathway into the Internet so that parents can take a one-stop...