John Rieping
Rail project open house set
The California High-Speed Rail Authority will host an open house on Dec. 8 to share information about a planned wye and an alternative...
Chuck Doud
This story is absolutely true — truly
One of the things coming out in the wake of the election is the realization that some of the news stories being passed around on line...
Tom Elias
Why the polls were so wildly variant, inaccurate
It just may be that life has caught up with political polling. Just as they have shaken up industries and activities from newspapers to...
The Madera Tribune and the Associated Press
Bypass TV with online tools, live streams on Election Day
NEW YORK (AP) — TVs are so last century. News outlets are using Facebook Live, Snapchat, YouTube and other tools to offer live coverage...
For The Madera Tribune
Response to column on robocalls
At Call-Em-All we also loathe unwanted robocalls. We have a very strict responsible use policy and we do not allow marketing,...
Tami Jo Nix
Balloting system tested
As Tuesday’s presidential election approaches the Madera County Elections Department has been working long hours preparing for the big...
Chuck Doud
DMV? ‘It’s a disaster’
A story that hasn’t seen much newsprint or air time this week is the catastrophic failure of computers at most of the state’s Department...
Jim Glynn
Robocalls, the bane of modern life
In 10 days, it will be over. Most of us will stay up quite late on November 8th watching our TV sets, possibly biting our nails as...