There has been some disturbing news over the past couple weeks. It’s not really unusual for us to hear disturbing news. Every day there...

Allen Baraldi/The Madera Tribune Richard Smith (center with red jacket) stands with his family at the Fresno Air Terminal after his...

I and countless millions of Americans are maddened, disgusted, appalled, horrified and saddened by the assassination of one of America’s...

Christian activist Charlie Kirk, who just last week was in the South Valley speaking at an event at Visalia First Church, was killed in a...

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune The crowd stands for the singing of the national anthem during the 9/11 event. Madera County...

Cleaning out my emails has proven to be a very time-consuming task. If I could just receive emails that are important to me, and not the...

During the past few months, I’ve seen many references to Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” (1984, 311 pages in softcover format)....

For The Madera Tribune The Barsotti bakery in Madera. The 32 year-old Italian packed his bags and prepared to leave his native village of...