Bill Coate
First city council barely survived
Madera County Historical Society The First National Bank in Madera shows Dr. J.L. Butin on the far right. In 1907, he was elected to...
Bill Coate
Lumber company wanted no part of Madera
Madera County Historical Society The Madera Sugar Pine Lumber Company was a powerful force with whom the town had to reckon in the early...
Tom Elias
Opinion: Could an Arnold-Style bond save the state?
If there’s one word that properly describes the massive budget cuts proposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in May, it is “slapdash.” Until the...
For The Madera Tribune
Letter: Amazing things in the new high school
I was surprised to read of the amazing things included in the city’s new Torres high school. However what really caught my eye was the...
Nancy Simpson
Opinion: Paper or plastic?
A couple of days ago, I went to the grocery store to purchase water bottles for our church. During the summer months, we have something...
Tom Elias
Opinion: PG&E bankruptcy: Was outcome ever in doubt?
It’s fair to ask a simple question as Pacific Gas & Electric Co. gets set to exit bankruptcy sometime before a June 30 deadline: Was the...
Bill Coate
Madera Unified looking ahead
What will budget cuts mean for school district? Now that Madera Unified has had time to digest California Governor Gavin Newsom’s revised...
Nancy Simpson
Opinion: Don’t clip the barber shop
During this crazy season of COVID-19, we have endured many changes in our community and in the world. It has not been an easy time for...