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Ave. 7, SR 99 project begins

Expect road and lane closures for about a month The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), along with Terra West...

Opinion: Distracted driving — do we need another law?

A few years ago when my car was new, I was breezing along SR 99 at about 70 mph when a long message flashed on my dashboard’s message...

Sitting in the airport terminal

My husband and I rarely ever travel by plane anymore. I used to love to fly. It was always an adventure to get on a plane and travel...

Opinion: Freeway toll lane bait-and-switch expands

Traffic rules and traffic jams act as one of the few true equalizers in American life. The rules cover everyone equally, drivers of 1993...

Opinion: Big box nightmares

This week I visited what I think of as the big Big Box store on Shaw Avenue at State Route 99 in Fresno. As usual, it was a near madhouse...

Opinion: In the loving arms of family

Tennessee is beautiful this time of year. I spent last week just outside Nashville, in the community of Spring Hill. Beautiful homes,...

Taking the Titanic to Madera

Jim Barsotti/For The Madera Tribune Eugenia Genovesi Barsotti is shown here with her husband, Nello Barsotti on their wedding day in...

Opinion: Covid surge boosts case for vaccine passports

While cowardly politicians run as fast as they can from the concept of requiring vaccine passports to enter most public spaces, the...

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