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June 21, 2025 • Tami Jo Nix

Opinion: Stories through song

Originally published July 20, 2013. • • • Last Tuesday my calendar reminded me that on that day in 1981 folk singer Harry Chapin died....
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June 14, 2025 • Tami Jo Nix

Opinion: Cruising main street

First published Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013. • • • This week, my column celebrates its seventh year as a weekly feature of The Madera Tribune....
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June 7, 2025 • Tami Jo Nix

12 years of Gravy

Originally published Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018. • • • A celebration of the life of Tami Jo Nix will be held on Wednesday, June 11,...
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May 24, 2025 • Tami Jo Nix

Mourning the death of Leon Emo

A celebration of the life of Tami Jo Nix will be held on Wednesday, June 11, in the Will Gill Pavilion building at the Madera...
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May 17, 2025 • Tami Jo Nix

Honoring 15 years

Originally published Oct. 6, 2021. • • • As I write this, I am celebrating 15 years of bringing to you, our supportive readership, my...
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May 10, 2025 • Tami Jo Nix

Tami Jo’s first ‘Gravy by the Slice’

Originally published Sept. 30, 2006. • • • As you read this, Brother Cal Tatum, who used to columnize in this space, is well on...
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May 7, 2025 • Tami Jo Nix

A life blessed with many adventures: Tami Jo Nix, Oct. 16, 1955-May 5, 2025

Tami Jo Nix, 69, died May 5, 2025 in Madera. She was a native and lifelong resident of Madera. She was a journalist and photographer...
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May 10, 2024 • Tami Jo Nix

Opinion: Thanx, QuoVada

May is an auspicious month. It begins with May Day, then the running of the Kentucky Derby, followed by Star Wars day, “May the 4th...
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March 29, 2024 • Tami Jo Nix

Opinion: Happy Easter

I am still looking for a nice place to live. I have until April 27 to move. I prefer a three-bedroom, two-bathroom home in a...
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February 23, 2024 • Tami Jo Nix

Opinion: Kids at church camp

The recent storms have been glorious. The smell of rain-washed air and the lack of dust makes for such a pleasant environment. According to the...
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