John Rieping
Scientists find deep aquifers in Valley
Under the Central Valley lies nearly three times as much fresh groundwater and four times as much drinking water than previously...
Tom Elias
Williamson Act and climate change
Back in 2007, when then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger desperately cast about for ways to cut the deficit-ridden state budget, he suddenly...
Chuck Doud
The crisis growing in our forests
It was shocking to learn this week, through a U.S. Forest Service news release, that the Southern Sierra Nevada has a dead-tree count of...
John Rieping
First Family visiting Yosemite
Busy weekend expected at park The National Park Service will be working doubly hard this weekend, both to host President Obama and his...
Chuck Doud
Obama touring Yosemite, seeing God’s country
Welcome, President Obama and family, to Madera County and Yosemite National Park. Not only is the first family taking a vacation, Obama...
D. August Promnitz
Cooling centers opened
In order to combat a coming heat wave in the San Joaquin Valley, the Madera County Sheriff’s Office has opened a series of cooling...
Leon Emo
Mo’s Last Meandering: Our trip — with love
Editor’s note: Leon Emo, who died May 13, wrote a monthly feature, “Mo’s Meanderings,” which discussed places he had visited far and...
For The Madera Tribune
Yosemite National Park anticipates extremely busy Memorial Day weekend
Visitors advised severe traffic congestion expected Yosemite National Park anticipates an extremely busy Memorial Day weekend with heavy...