Parents need to tell schools their kids need best education
In reference to your article, “How to teach children well …” I read all the information on California schools and many of them say much the same as your article. Most of your column seems to deal with elementary schools, other than higher classes. Each time I read of how bad our California schools are, […]
Trump’s war on the intelligence community
The FBI is huge and not a small group of un-American misfits, as Trump has repeatedly expressed them to be. They have undergone continual security background checks. I was in disbelief when Trump, after his inauguration, spoke to the CIA and lied to them as he boasted about his inaugural crowd size and great campaign […]
Reader says why he’s voting for Linn, Tacherra
I’ve been reading all the letters to the editor recently from people opposing David Linn. Without exception I read all what the writers wrote about —what they read or heard — on the news regarding David Linn’s supposed wrongdoings, but nothing about his achievements. Isn’t that interesting? I guess I can understand that because D.A […]
50 years later — reflections on Kennedy’s historic Madera visit
In 1981, President Reagan, with his signature grace and civility, declared of Robert Kennedy, “He roused the comfortable. He exposed the corrupt, remembered the forgotten, inspired his countrymen, and renewed and enriched the American conscience.” A half-century later, Reagan’s truth seems just as clear. June 6, 1968, bears a special place and a solemn reminder […]
Coyotes run past state opponent
The Madera Coyote boys volleyball team was hoping its first-ever CIF State Playoff game wasn’t going to be anti-climactic after a Div. II Valley Championship victory the week before. It almost was for the top seeded Coyotes in the Div. III CIF NorCal State playoffs Tuesday in Joe Flores Gym against No. 8 Kipp King-San […]
Fighting saved his life and it continues to do so
“I just stopped hanging around my friends,” 559 fighter and Madera resident Joel Lopez said. “Some of them got shot. There has been instances where if I was in the car, I might’ve been hit by a bullet. It just saved my life. I left that negativity and that environment.” It has paid off in […]
Hawks fly past top-seeded Mustangs
What a night it was for the Liberty Hawks baseball team. “Not every day you score 17 runs in game,” Liberty head coach Mario Cosma said. After advancing from the quarterfinal round of the playoffs last week against Rosamond, the Hawks strung together 17 hits, forced four Minarets errors and walked six times to win […]
Madera trio advances in State Cup
Helped by a trio of Madera athletes, the California Ocyssey under-19 women’s soccer team advanced to the Nor-Cal State Cup Championship match. Odyssey defeated Tahuichi FC of Santa Rosa, 1-0, at Mary Grogan Park in Modesto to head to the title match. Brooke Gill (Madera) assisted on the lone score while Coyote teammate Itzel Rodriguez […]