Jim Glynn
California’s transportation revolution
Another revolution is brewing, and it’s being led by California. A little more than a century ago, our means of transportation made a...
For The Madera Tribune
Americruise — around the U.S. and Canada
Editor’s note: Back before newspapers modernized, they occasionally would regale their readers with works of serialized fiction. Thanks...
Tami Jo Nix
Having a little fun at the DMV
Three times in the last five months, I have had the joy of a visit to the California Department of Motor Vehicles. Near my birthday I had...
Chuck Doud
The approaching storm
We haven’t been hearing much lately about the High-speed rail scheme that gives us confidence that the project will ever be finished, or...
Jim Glynn
It’s time to throw in the towel on HSR
What are we to believe? The story that is spun by one of the most important state agencies changes so often that any announcement is...
Bill Coate
History in the Week of Jan. 28
Madera County Historical Society Twenty-five years ago, Ed Gwartney drove the lead wagon into Courthouse Park to end a 26-day journey in...
The Madera Tribune
First stage drew raucous crowd
Madera County Historical Society The first visitors to Yosemite Valley traveled by stage, like the one shown in this 1880 photo in front...
Bill Coate
History in the Week of Jan. 21
Madera County Historical Society Twenty-five years ago, the Madera Wagon Train crossed the Colorado River into California. The local...