

History in the Week of July 22
Madera County Historical Society This is how Yosemite Avenue looked in 1890. In less than 20 years, it had all changed. The automobiles...
Bill Coate
Jul 25, 2018
Think of Elon Musk
Well, the scientists are puzzled again, as they often are — for example, they still haven’t been able to find out what women really want...
Chuck Doud
Jul 21, 2018


Astronomers offer a chance to stargaze
Madera Tribune File Photo Members of the Central Valley Astronomers club of Fresno set up telescopes for a star party last year in...
The Madera Tribune
Jul 18, 2018


First 5 invests $250,000-plus in programming for children
For The Madera Tribune A preschooler gets her eyes checked on the Tzu Chi Vision Mobile Unit. In a time of declining tobacco revenues,...
For The Madera Tribune
Jul 14, 2018
Singular ‘they’ and dynamic language
Except for screaming at the talking heads on TV, I’ve kept quiet about it. I suppose I had hoped that it would just go away. But, it...
Jim Glynn
Jul 14, 2018
Solar requirement will likely be good for consumers
Ever since the California Energy Commission adopted a new solar panel requirement for new homes sold in 2020 and beyond, the edict has...
Tom Elias
Jul 11, 2018
The best thing since sliced bread
We’ve all heard that some new invention is “the best thing since sliced bread.” However, unless you’re more than 90 years old, you...
Jim Glynn
Jul 7, 2018
A very merry un-birthday to the pill
March Hare: Let’s all congratulate us with another cup of tea. A very merry un-birthday to you! Mad Hatter: Now, statistics prove, prove...
Jim Glynn
Jun 23, 2018




