Opinion: Madera, the new state capital
On Monday, President Trump announced that he is thinking about “opening” the nation, abandoning many — if not all — of the precautions...
Jim Glynn
Mar 28, 2020
Opinion: Home isolation recommended
We reside in frightening times. It is Day 11 of the Covid 19 social distancing and self-quarantine period, hoping to minimize catching or...
Tami Jo Nix
Mar 28, 2020
Opinion: Get ready for the biggest state budget crunch in 12 years
As of the end of last year, California’s budgetary rainy day fund amounted to about $20 billion. That sounds like a lot, and the last two...
Tom Elias
Mar 28, 2020
Opinion: ‘California Dream’ still not a nightmare
Upon hearing about his impeachment and the allegations that President Trump has told more than 15,000 documentable lies during his almost...
Tom Elias
Feb 26, 2020
Opinion: Solution to state’s housing crunch
So SB 50 is dead, most likely at least for the rest of this election year. How does California now solve its housing problems without...
Tom Elias
Feb 19, 2020


Madera County sought solvency right from the start
Madera County Historical Society More than a dozen watering holes, like the Peerless saloon shown here, at one time lined Yosemite...
Bill Coate
Feb 19, 2020
Letter: Lingering questions about the Madera County Arts Council — and its former executive director
I’m not sure why people in our community continue to ask me questions about the outrageous conduct of the former executive director of...
For The Madera Tribune
Feb 12, 2020
Opinion: What proper utility maintenance could have prevented
Back in the good old pre-2017 days when many Californians paid little or no attention to the approximately dollar-a-month maintenance...
Tom Elias
Feb 5, 2020