MUSD to hold mental awareness conference
Madera Unified School District is partnering with Madera County Behavioral Health and Camarena Health to host the first-ever virtual Mental Health Awareness Conference and In-Person Mental Health Resource Fair. The primary goal of the conference is to support prevention and early intervention efforts that promote mental health wellness. The conference is designed to empower parents […]
Register to vote by May 23
Madera County Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters, Rebecca Martinez said that in order to be eligible to vote in the June 7, Consolidated Statewide Direct Primary Election, persons must register to vote by May 23. In order to be eligible to register to vote at the Primary Election, one must be a United States Citizen, […]
Fred Nix preserved the past
The fat was in the fire in 1992. There would be no turning back. Although sixth graders at James Monroe School couldn’t save the Borden Chinese Cemetery from a tax sale, they could at least tell the story of the people who were buried there. It had been two weeks since that call from Fred […]
‘Be Yourself’
I have a charm on a bracelet that I wear often. It has a clasp on it so I can easily wear it on a bracelet, or hook it onto a necklace chain. It says, “Be Yourself.” I like that motto. I supposed when I wear it as a necklace, for all to see, it […]
Pastor Profiles: Charles Fryer, preaching the word of enlightenment
Pastor Charles Fryer was born in New York, and he and his wife, Cynthia were both raised in the city of Madera. They attended Sierra Vista Elementary School, Thomas Jefferson Junior High School and Madera Union High School. Fryer was appointed to be the pastor of Hull Avenue Church of God in Christ on Jan. […]
Opinion: Your vote matters — can you vote intelligently next month?
Last week, I discussed my displeasure with the recent candidates that we’ve had for the highest office in our nation. I think that I made it clear that we need not only candidates with experience but also men and women who will represent us as knowledgeable and well-spoken diplomats. The successful candidate, the one who […]
Letters: Interpreting the Constitution, part 2
I stated in the first part of this opinion piece that Federalist Society justices on the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) cherry-pick Constitutional author James Madison’s views on interpreting the Constitution: They say they interpret the words as intended when written, while ignoring his commonsense additional statement that ambiguity in those words should […]
Opinion: Another meaningless big bucks utility payout
The settlement looked big when announced in early April by the district attorneys of six Northern California counties where huge wildfires caused by Pacific Gas & Electric Co. did more than $700 million worth of damage last year and in 2019. It’s another example of a penalty that looks severe but has very little actual […]
Coyotes advance to quarterfinals
The Madera Coyotes boys volleyball team earned the No. 5 seed in the Div. II playoffs and lived up to the billing with a three-set victory over No. 12 Pioneer Valley-Santa Maria in the first round. The Coyotes recorded a 25-18, 25-23 and 25-17 victory to advance to the quarterfinals to face No. 4 Central […]
No breaks for struggling Stallions
Next to the Tri-River Athletic Conference, the County/Metro Athletic Conference may be one of the toughest baseball leagues in the Central Section. Unfortunately, it’s an even tougher league when a team is struggling to find some consistency like the Madera South Stallions. San Joaquin Memorial-Fresno’s Charlie Monterrosa drove in three runs in Tuesday’s 6-3 victory […]