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Liberty hangs on late against Eagles

Photo - Liberty guard Gary Afonin scored 13 points in a 71-66 victory Saturday over the Firebaugh Eagles at Edison High School.

FRESNO — Despite shooting 5-for-29 in the game, Liberty’s Makani Whiteside scored 24 points and delivered a gritty and focused performance to lead the Hawks boys basketball team to a 71-66 non-conference victory over the Firebaugh Eagles at Edison High School. “That win was huge for us. We talked about it before the game and […]

What really went on at Kate’s Gallery?

Photo - These Maderans at the First National Bank show some of the “respectable” side of town. Just behind this building on D Street, however was Kate’s Ball Throwing Gallery, which attracted a much different clientele.

Throughout the history of Madera, the City Council has always fought to keep the town clean and decent. Bawdy houses have been shut down; wild saloons have been closed, and opium joints have been put out of business. Madera’s leaders have never countenanced immoral conduct within its business community — with one exception. For some […]

You are special

Have you ever known a set of twins? Whether they were identical twins, or fraternal twins (not identical), in most cases they grew up together in the same family and in similar environments. Their mother may have dressed them in matching clothes. Their diets were probably identical, and they would have encountered the same problems […]

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