Opinion: California’s cash bail system likely will stay
It’s never easy to convince Californians they should reverse decisions made by the legislators they elect, as Republicans led by the failed gubernatorial candidate John Cox discovered last fall. Cox made his pet proposition, a referendum to repeal a 12-cent gasoline tax increase passed in 2017, the centerpiece of his run for governor, but saw […]
Coyotes finish Easter Classic 3-1
After the first day of the Fresno Easter Classic, the Madera Coyotes baseball team had a chance to play in the championship game on Wednesday. However, a 3-1 loss Tuesday to Buhach Colony-Atwater turned those plans away. The Coyotes picked up a 4-3 victory in the first game of the tournament on Monday and defeated […]
Hawks take title in Fowler Easter Classic
FOWLER — The Liberty Hawks baseball team started slow at the 35th annual Fowler Easter Baseball Classic, but bounced back with three straight wins to take the championship. The Hawks, who were shut out in the first game of the tournament Saturday against Minarets, came back on the same day to defeat Taft. Two days […]
Stallions cruise to Senior Night win
The Madera South Stallions softball team honored its six graduating seniors with an 11-1 victory over the San Joaquin Memorial-Fresno Panthers in a rare County/Metro Athletic Conference spring break game. The Stallions scored in every inning except the second to record Tuesday’s mercy-rule victory over the Panthers. Fittingly, senior Aleecia Rosel ended the game with […]
Stallions’ youth shows signs of growth in Selma
SELMA — After four games in the Selma Easter Classic baseball tournament, the Madera South baseball team showed, despite the age and inexperience of the team, signs of improvement and promise for the future. Madera South played four games in the Selma Easter Classic, going 2-2. The Stallions beat the Chavez-Delano Titans 6-4 in Selma. […]
What happened to crinoline?
When I was a little girl, during early spring we anxiously awaited Easter Sunday morning. Two memorable events happened for me every Easter: 1) Our family attended the church services on Easter Sunday morning (a Sunrise service, then Sunday School, then a regular Easter Sunday church service), and 2) We went to the town’s big […]
Daisy has Autism II
Author’s note: Today’s column is Part II of a review of the book, “Daisy Has Autism,” by Aaron J. Wright, a graduate of the 1993 class of Madera High School. The story tells of the trials of Arthur and Annie Russell, parents of a daughter, Magdalena, who has autism. The Russells also have a dog, […]
Goodyear exec to headline Valley business summit
The San Joaquin Valley Manufacturing Alliance (SJVMA) and the Fresno Business Council (FBC) have announced the keynote speaker for Valley Made: The 5th annual Manufacturing Summit. He is Billy Taylor, global director of diversity and inclusion at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. More than 1,000 manufacturing industry attendees are expected to participate in the event […]