Water restrictions, fines under review
The Madera City Council listened to the pro’s and con’s of restricted watering schedules Wednesday night and requested further...
DJ Becker
Jul 21, 2018
Wildfire: The new normal
Wildfires are not new to California where we have millions of acres of natural fuel in our forests and national parks. At this writing,...
Jim Glynn
Jul 21, 2018
Think of Elon Musk
Well, the scientists are puzzled again, as they often are — for example, they still haven’t been able to find out what women really want...
Chuck Doud
Jul 21, 2018


Astronomers offer a chance to stargaze
Madera Tribune File Photo Members of the Central Valley Astronomers club of Fresno set up telescopes for a star party last year in...
The Madera Tribune
Jul 18, 2018


History in the Week of July 15
Madera Count Historical Society One hundred years ago, the Southern Hotel, shown here, bit the dust. Mrs. Ray Northern, who operated the...
Bill Coate
Jul 18, 2018
The importance of floods
In the 15 years we have lived here, we have only seen one flood, and that one was in 2004 when downtown was inundated with water. People...
Chuck Doud
Jul 14, 2018
A stargazer offers viewing suggestions
July is going to be an interesting night sky. The night of the 20th, Jupiter will be below the moon. Spica will be to the right in Virgo....
For The Madera Tribune
Jul 14, 2018
Hotter than the hinges of heck
Last week’s column ran with an error in it. I told of the loss of Mary Dal Cerro, a woman who, while not related by blood, treated me...
Tami Jo Nix
Jul 14, 2018











