Opinion: Nothing will change at corrupt PUC
“Meet the new boss; same as the old boss,” went the refrain in the 1971 hit record “Won’t Get Fooled Again” by The Who. It’s also a...
Tom Elias
Oct 5, 2019
Letter: On the costs of educating our children
“There he goes, again,” as Reagan used to say. This time “he” is the vice president of a local home building company. Every few years he...
For The Madera Tribune
Oct 2, 2019
Letter: Fresno, and impact fees
Today’s (Sept. 28) edition of the Tribune had a letter from Mike Pistoresi. Subject: Fees and Bonds for Madera residents, and that most...
For The Madera Tribune
Oct 2, 2019


Graveyard trials and tribulations
Madera County Historical Society This photograph shows the grave of Madera teacher Katie Bailey in Arbor Vitae Cemetery in 1906. Madera...
Bill Coate
Oct 2, 2019
Letter: MUSD trustees miss mark again
Here we go again. A recent vote by the Madera Unified School District Board of Trustees to increase the “Developer Fees,” which are paid...
For The Madera Tribune
Sep 28, 2019
Opinion: Whom to tip and how much
In the movie “My Blue Heaven,” actor Steve Martin is a government informant who goes into witness protection. The former mobster remarks,...
Tami Jo Nix
Sep 28, 2019


‘Madera’s Got Talent’ show has big night
Courtesy of Regina Cantu “Madera’s Got Talent” winners from left, Nova Krumm, Vincent Rodriguez, Isaac Beltran, German Guiterrez, Fabian...
For The Madera Tribune
Sep 18, 2019


Shenanigans on board of supervisors
Madera County Historical Society Herman L. Crow began his business career in his father’s store in Berenda. He went on to become a...
Bill Coate
Sep 18, 2019









