Letter: Ranchos residents upset with Avenue 12 crowding
WE THE PEOPLE in Order to form a safer and more peaceful commute, joined together to try and create a travel-safe corridor for commuters...
For The Madera Tribune
Jun 8, 2019


In search of the Minturn Scholars
Madera County Historical Society The Minturn Scholars are shown here in this 1985 Tribune photo taken at Howard School. It has been 33...
Bill Coate
May 15, 2019
Letter: The road less traveled
Went to Fresno for the granddaughter’s softball game Friday, (March 29). Went to Pilot for fuel and chose 99 southbound at 1 p.m. to...
For The Madera Tribune
Apr 3, 2019
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...
Nancy Simpson
Mar 9, 2019
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...
Chuck Doud
Feb 9, 2019


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...
Bill Coate
Feb 9, 2019
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...
Jim Glynn
Dec 29, 2018
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
Dec 25, 2018









