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...
Bill Coate
First stage raised ruckus in Fresno Flats
Madera County Historical Society These visitors are shown traveling on the Madera to Yosemite Road in 1882, three years after the first...
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...
Cathie Campbell
Get ready to go camping!
LuizCent/Wikimedia Commons Get that grill fired up at your campsite this summer for some outdoor cooking. Most kids love to go on...
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...
