Hawks lack communication in loss
Although the Liberty Hawks boys soccer team fought throughout the match, they couldn’t overcome the McLane-Fresno Highlanders aggressive style in a 3-0 non-conference loss at home. “It’s a young team right now and we’re not understanding what the other person should be doing and that takes communication,” Liberty head coach Leonard Escalante said. “If they […]
National Assessment of Climate Change: Part II
Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of the facts and evidence. — John Adams, President United States of America 1797-1801 The Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4) was issued about two weeks ago, and I did a brief overview […]
A farewell reflection on the 41st chief
This week experienced a national day of mourning for the death of President George Herbert Walker Bush, 94. The former commander in chief died Nov. 30, just seven months after the death of his wife of 73 years, Barbara, in April. Known as 41, especially by his son George W. Bush, the 43rd president of […]
The most rewarding thing one can do
Why do you think there are so many service organizations in this country? It is because the single most rewarding thing a person can do in his or her life is to be of service to someone else. Satisfaction does not come from receiving. It comes from giving. George H. W. Bush, the 43rd president […]
The real legacy of Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941, “A day that will live in infamy!” That’s what President Franklin Delano Roosevelt called it, and so did every other American, including those in Madera. Before the attack, the day had been fairly routine. Ronald Reagan was starring in “The International Squadron,” which was showing at the new Madera Theater. The Methodist […]