Nancy Simpson
A friend
I just sent out some “Thinking of You” cards to a few people I know who are facing some difficulties. As I was writing, it struck me how...
Chuck Doud
Opinion: Home is where the heart is
I made a trip back to my old home state of Washington a few weeks ago, and one of the things that trip made me appreciate was the Madera...
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Bill Coate
Golden Gate opened wide for Mordecai
Madera County Historical Society George Washington Mordecai; circa 1868. San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge opened in 1937 with a...
Jim Glynn
Moving on, but not being gone
It was twenty years ago, and I was new to Madera. As I was setting up my new house, I managed to damage the frame on a painting that I...
Nancy Simpson
Bloom where you are planted
Do you tell everyone how much you love living where you reside, or are you one who does not like where you are, and makes sure everyone...
Nancy Simpson
Rude on the road
When I was a child, after a visit with my grandmother, she would always tell us, “Drive safely and watch out for the other guy.” In her...
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![Taking the Madera stage was an ordeal](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8ebb5_a36e07a4575e402d92b0e8f40744777f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_318,h_181,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/b8ebb5_a36e07a4575e402d92b0e8f40744777f~mv2.webp)
Bill Coate
Taking the Madera stage was an ordeal
Madera County Historical Society Photographed in 1885, these tourists had just boarded a Yosemite Stage and Turnpike Company coach...