For The Madera Tribune
Opinion: When Tuesday never comes
Those old enough may recall the character Wimpy from the Popeye cartoon series; a rotund, mustached, middle-aged man, forever strapped...
Bill Coate
Fresno Flats lost out to Oakhurst
Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society Oakhurst was once Fresno Flats, which is shown here circa 1880. John Robert Nichols has...
Jim Glynn
Opinion: The suckiest Christmas ever
Now that a month has passed and we’re well into the new year, we can dispassionately evaluate our most recent Christmas. With a...
Jim Glynn
Opinion: A plot to end American democracy?
Be afraid. Be very afraid. Is there a potential plot to dismantle our democracy? Let’s look at one indication of what might happen....
Jim Glynn
Opinion: Pandemic enriches U.S. billionaires
The United States is in its worst economic crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930’s. But the cause of our pitiful situation is not...
For The Madera Tribune
Commission approves program for State Route 99 Widening Project
At its December meeting, the California Transportation Commission awarded Caltrans and Madera County Transportation Comission $4,659,000...
Nugesse Ghebrendrias
Madera Housing Authority has new executive director
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Massey Casper is the new executive director of the Madera Housing Authority. Officially, on Oct. 26,...
Jim Glynn
Opinion: California, left behind, again
Hundreds of years from now, archaeologists may puzzle over a structure on SR-145. You can see the object somewhere around Avenue 15, just...