

Being With The People: Leningrad 1989
For The Madera Tribune In 1989, Kirk Edwards, a 1973 MHS graduate had an experience unique to any Madera native. He traveled as a member...
Bill Coate
Feb 13, 2021
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...
For The Madera Tribune
Feb 10, 2021


Rev. Naaman Haynes carried the torch of freedom
Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society This photo of the Haynes family includes Rev. Haynes, his mother, and all of his...
Bill Coate
Feb 3, 2021
Opinion: Don’t ask me why?
Why? Is that the shortest question in the English language? I suppose so, unless the question is Me? Or the less likely and clumsier...
Tami Jo Nix
Jan 30, 2021
Letter: We got a winner
Last night, the City Council convened a special meeting to appoint a replacement for the vacant district 5 seat. You probably know that...
For The Madera Tribune
Jan 30, 2021
Letter: Is competence too much to talk about?
Have you noticed how the news coverage of the Biden administration largely focuses on diversity (race, gender, ethnicity, etc.) rather...
For The Madera Tribune
Jan 27, 2021
Opinion: Nursing home residents need high vaccine priority
Teachers’ unions, police and firefighters argued in early December they ought to get the expected new coronavirus vaccines before anyone...
Tom Elias
Jan 27, 2021
Opinion: Back to politics
After issuing Presidential Pardons and Commutations of prison terms President Donald J. Trump completed his term as the 45th President of...
Tami Jo Nix
Jan 24, 2021









