Wildfire: The new normal
Wildfires are not new to California where we have millions of acres of natural fuel in our forests and national parks. At this writing,...
Jim Glynn
Jul 21, 2018
Think of Elon Musk
Well, the scientists are puzzled again, as they often are — for example, they still haven’t been able to find out what women really want...
Chuck Doud
Jul 21, 2018


History in the Week of July 15
Madera Count Historical Society One hundred years ago, the Southern Hotel, shown here, bit the dust. Mrs. Ray Northern, who operated the...
Bill Coate
Jul 18, 2018
Developer says improvements are almost ready for downtown
A consultant Wednesday evening told a meeting of the Madera Housing Authority and the Successor Agency to the Madera Redevelopment Agency...
Charles Doud
Jul 14, 2018
Hotter than the hinges of heck
Last week’s column ran with an error in it. I told of the loss of Mary Dal Cerro, a woman who, while not related by blood, treated me...
Tami Jo Nix
Jul 14, 2018


Taking the Madera stage was an ordeal
Madera County Historical Society Photographed in 1885, these tourists had just boarded a Yosemite Stage and Turnpike Company coach...
Bill Coate
Jul 14, 2018
Solar requirement will likely be good for consumers
Ever since the California Energy Commission adopted a new solar panel requirement for new homes sold in 2020 and beyond, the edict has...
Tom Elias
Jul 11, 2018
The best thing since sliced bread
We’ve all heard that some new invention is “the best thing since sliced bread.” However, unless you’re more than 90 years old, you...
Jim Glynn
Jul 7, 2018









