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...
Tom Elias
Aug 4, 2021
Opinion: Speed limit — gallop to Autobahn
Remember driving along the highway, making good time, enjoying a road that was pretty much free of cars and trucks. Remember looking in...
Jim Glynn
Jul 24, 2021
Yosemite tourism officials offer advice for park reservations
OAKHURST — California’s tourism sector is roaring back to life, and although the rest of the state is easing restrictions, Yosemite...
For The Madera Tribune
Jun 26, 2021


Barsottis found the land of promise
Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society Shown here standing from the left, circa 1910, are Ida Barsotti (Nicoletti), Jose...
Bill Coate
Jun 23, 2021
Opinion: May Day motorcycle runs
April has gone and May Day is upon us. The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed another victim, killing the Merced County May Day Spring Fair in...
Tami Jo Nix
May 1, 2021


Madera’s roller polo team barely survived
Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society Looking none the worse from their ordeal in Vallejo, Madera’s championship roller polo...
Bill Coate
Apr 10, 2021


Being With The People — A Diary by Kirk Edwards: Leningrad 1989 — Home
For The Madera Tribune The diary of Kirk Edwards, a 1973 MHS graduate, sits open, displaying entries of his journey to the Soviet Union...
Bill Coate
Mar 20, 2021


Being With The People — A Diary by Kirk Edwards: Leningrad 1989 — Sunday, June 25, 1989
For The Madera Tribune The Soviet Union pin shown here was a gift to Kirk Edwards. It was symbolic of his visit — the coming together of...
Bill Coate
Mar 10, 2021




