Bill Coate
Gonzalez made his life count
For The Madera Tribune Alfonso Gonzalez. I read with regrets of the passing of Alfonso Gonzalez last month. He was the father of Ed...
Bill Coate
What’s in a test?
For The Madera Tribune These Howard School students pose in 1926. The 8th graders among them had to pass a rigorous examination in order...
For The Madera Tribune
Neighbors: Oral History from Madera
This is an excerpt from a new book titled Neighbors: Oral History from Madera, California by local author Lawrence F. Lihosit. The author...
Nugesse Ghebrendrias
Humble beginnings lead to a prestigious award for Maderan
For The Madera Tribune From left are Liz, Leary, Irie and Timothy Monreal. Timothy was recently awarded with the Spencer Fellowship to...
Bill Coate
From Madera High to Berkeley’s vice mayor
For The Madera Tribune Susan Meadows Hone, 1939-2019. In 1956, two hundred twenty-three Madera High School seniors marched up to get...
Tomas Kassahun
Dollars for Scholars reaches 30 years of helping students
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Juan Avitia presents Dulce Ortega with an Alternative Education Scholarship during the Madera Dollars...
Bill Coate
Reliving Madera’s past
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera historian Bill Coate, center, cuts the grand opening ribbon during Madera Unified School...
For The Madera Tribune
Letter: One school size does not fit all, reader says
Congratulations to the Madera Unified School Board, Superintendent Todd Lile and the school administration for having the courage and...