

Bill Coate
Political turf wars began in 1926
For The Madera Tribune Madera County Sheriff John Barnett (left) is shown here in 1921 with Undersheriff Clarence Osborn and prisoner Ah...


Bill Coate
One son lived; one son died
For The Madera Tribune Navy Blue Angels; 1949. Maderan Raleigh Rhodes is shown third from the right. Welton Rhodes and William O. Justice...
Nancy Simpson
More memories from the corners of my mind
During the past few weeks of rainy, windy, and chilly weather, a few memories came to my mind about things my family did when I was...
Chuck Doud
Opinion: Children see, and some children do
First published in The Madera Tribune, on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. Here is how The Wall Street Journal describes a new television...


Tyler Takeda
Danny Sauceda bringing Hollywood to Madera
For The Madera Tribune Falcon Pictures’ Danny Sauceda, right, with State of Consciousness writer/director Marcus Spencer and gaffer Juan...


Bill Coate
Black history projects celebrated
For The Madera Tribune Brittany Jacob, left, Channel 30 news anchor and reporter, discusses three Madera Method projects with Marcella...


Bill Coate
Uncovering a Madera pioneer’s past
For The Madera Tribune Site of Sycamore Plantation, home of Harry Dixon and his family on Deer Creek near Leland, Mississippi. In 1870,...
Nancy Simpson
Family and community
There are different kinds of families. As defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the word “family” has many meanings. Look it up....