‘City of Madera’ survived; ‘City of Tulare’ went down
Hugh Magee was a Navy pilot who flew A4C Skyhawks in combat over North Vietnam. Magee was attached to Lemoore Naval Air Station’s Attack Squadron 146, better known as the “Blue Diamonds.” When the Blue Diamonds were sent to Vietnam in 1965, they named their planes after towns that were near Lemoore. In that way, […]
Were city admins asleep at switch?
After reading DJ Becker’s article in Saturday’s Tribune (Circling the Drain), I contacted a past City Employee to inquire how long this problem has been going on. The ex-employee related to me that City Administration was made aware of this, as well as problems related to the gear boxes at the sewer treatment plant, over […]
Why overweight Hondurans must must be kept out
The United States is in the middle of an obesity crisis. So, why are we admitting more overweight people? The caravans coming up from Honduras are filled with overweight people. They are going to inflate our obesity numbers. So, for no other reason, they need to be denied. Increased crime, medical cost, education cost. Those […]
Tribune got it right in regard to benefits
The Tribune got it right. I am referring to the article on the special meeting of the City Council regarding contracts with upper management employees. I don’t often find myself at odds with Ron Manfredi, who said the Tribune did a disservice to the residents, but in this case, I believe our local paper was […]
Assistant DA urges vote for Hornick
Many eyes are on the race for Madera County District Attorney and I feel compelled to weigh in publicly on this extremely important decision. Paul Hornick is the only choice for district attorney. Why is my opinion relevant among so many others? Currently, I am the assistant district attorney for the Madera County District Attorney’s […]
Success of recalls has politicians sweating
Something has changed in California politics as the political class gets serious about this fall’s statewide election: Despite what has lately amounted to single-party rule in America’s most populous state, there’s a new insecurity in the air. That’s because of two successful recall moves against incumbent officials in the June primary, the defeats of Palo […]