Opinion: Halloween — what do witches do?
Alert: In a few nights, there will likely be a couple of ghosts, perhaps a few goblins, and about a thousand Barbies at your door....
Jim Glynn
Oct 27, 2023


Halloween Trick or Treat Drive-Thru is back
For The Madera Tribune The Madera Fair will host its Trick or Treat Drive-Thru event, from 5 to 9 p.m. October 31. The Madera Fair is...
For The Madera Tribune
Oct 24, 2023
Book Talk: Jessica Goodman, ‘The Legacies’
Not since Nelson DeMille’s “The Gold Coast” (1990) have I read a recent author of fiction who truly understands the difference between...
Jim Glynn
Oct 24, 2023


Young bride’s honeymoon was a trying time
For The Madera Tribune This portrait of Jennie Mace, taken circa 1900, reflects the strength of character that sustained her in her...
Bill Coate
Oct 24, 2023


‘Good old days’ were deadly
For The Madera Tribune Little Burt Hambleton was carried to Arbor Vitae Cemetery in 1902 in this horse-drawn hearse after he was killed...
Bill Coate
Oct 20, 2023
The bag lady
There are a few expressions concerning bags, and they all seem to be directed at different aspects of life. In my family, we used the...
Nancy Simpson
Oct 20, 2023
Opinion: Corporal punishment in public schools
I adore throw pillows. A friend recently teased me about the number of pillows on my bed. Having half my king-sized bed covered in...
Tami Jo Nix
Oct 20, 2023


Dora Pierotti turns 100 years old
Nancy Simpson/The Madera Tribune Friends and family members congratulate Dora Pierotti, who turned 100 on October 6 with a grand...
Nancy Simpson
Oct 17, 2023









