

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...
Bill Coate
Jan 27, 2021
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
Jan 23, 2021
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
Dec 28, 2020
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...
Jim Glynn
Dec 12, 2020
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...
For The Madera Tribune
Dec 9, 2020


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,...
Nugesse Ghebrendrias
Nov 29, 2020
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...
Jim Glynn
Nov 14, 2020
State program opposes Trump’s call for ‘patriotic education’
President Donald J. Trump’s proposal to promote “patriotic education” through the recently created “1776 Commission” has generated...
Bill Coate
Nov 11, 2020




