Madera’s terrific trio
Madera celebrated its fourth birthday in 1880, firmly ensconced along the Southern Pacific Railroad between Berenda to the north and Borden to the south. Within five years, its population of 231 grew to 500 (130 of them voters), and its downtown area began to take on the trappings of a typical pioneer village. By 1887, […]
The heat is on
Our Valley summer has finally arrived. Temperatures are high, and the long hot summer has begun. The first six months of 2023 were a roller coaster for the mercury in the thermometer, but now the hot days are here. It looks like the forecast for the next 10 or more days will be over the […]
Letters: July Fourth, Interdependence Day
On this country’s high holy day of patriotism, when we idealize our nation’s unity, I can’t help but reflect on two past city council meetings regarding raising of the Pride flag — certainly not our finest moments. Ironically, they proved to be a “coming out” for Christian Nationalism. The malice, vitriol, feigned pronouncements of Christian […]
Opinion: Artificial Intelligence, part VI — facing a fearsome future
Alan Turing, the Father of Modern Computer Science who broke the encryption of the German Enigma coding machine during World War II, said that “it may have been historical accident that the first brain was meat instead of metal.” We may now be at a “Turing Moment” in history, a time when computer systems can […]
Letters: SCOTUS, secret weapon of Democrats
The conservative Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) may have delivered the 2024 federal elections to Biden-Harris and other Democrats. They call themselves “originalists.” The court’s “originalism,” a Ouija mechanism for uniquely interpreting laws as written when George Washington was sanding his wooden teeth, was a secret well-kept from constitutional scholars for 200 years […]
Stallion pair heading to Chico
Madera South standout cross country and track runners Dylan Devine and Adrian Hipolito sign their National Letters of Intent to run at Chico State. For Madera South standouts Dylan Devine and Adrian Hipolito, three years as teammates weren’t enough. They have committed for the next four years to run, as teammates, at Chico State in […]
Madera Babe Ruth 15s captures second straight state title
Last year, the Madera Babe Ruth 14-year-old All-Star team won the Central California Babe Ruth Tournament. This year, as an encore, the 15-year-old All-Star team went undefeated to capture its second straight state championship. “It’s pretty much the same team,” manager Frank Borges said.