Opinion: Editors may be a little too full of themselves
I noticed something in the trade press, which is the magazine Editor and Publisher, this week that caught my eye. It was an item that said the Arizona Republic, Arizona’s largest and most influential paper, would no longer endorse candidates for office. That was tantamount to saying the Republic no longer would accept classified ads. […]
John M. Hensley: Madera’s gift to Fresno
The sheriff’s granddaughter sat composed and alert while I probed her memory for pieces of Madera County’s past. She told me of her days in Pershing School and then Lincoln School. She took me down the halls of Madera High School from which she graduated in 1932. Then she turned the other way to go […]
Opinion: Battling racism in everyday life
The circus for the White House keeps operating. The candidates are turning what should be a dignified race for the highest position on the planet into a not so funhouse ride. One where the car actually tips over, goes off the rails and kills the riders. The members of the Democratic Party, especially Nancy Pat […]
Letter: Be brave, and talk to your neighbors
In response to George Wilson’s Letter to the editor (How to destroy a peaceful neighborhood, 02-26-2020), he forgot to mention that “neighbors” played a significant role in closing down a successful health club that had served Madera for more than one half century, before many of those houses were built. City staff (now all gone) […]
Hawks rout Blazers in opener
The Liberty Hawks softball team ran roughshod over the Golden West-Visalia Trailblazers to open the 2020 home season. Liberty banged out 10 hits and drew five walks in a 10-0 mercy-rule victory over the Blazers on Tuesday. “I don’t know what we have,” head coach Steve Uyeda said. “We’ve been practicing forever, it seems like. […]
Stallions fall flat against Emperors
After an encouraging 3-0 start to the 2020 season, the Madera South Stallions baseball team looked to bounce back from a loss last week against the Dinuba Emperors at Eddie Chapa Field. However, the Stallions committed four errors and banged out just three hits in a 9-1 loss Wednesday in the Central Valley Diamond Classic. […]
Richardson starting with Colorado Mesa
After signing a National Letter of Intent to play basketball at West Virginia University, former Madera standout Ethan Richardson found out that some of his classes didn’t transfer and he couldn’t enroll at the college. Instead, Richardson reviewed his options and picked Colorado Mesa University where he has appeared in 13 games and started four. […]
AADG team earns bronze medal
All About Dance and Gymnastics coaches Kirsten Hefner and Taylor Hernandez took their Xcel team to the Clovis Classic last weekend and brought home a bronze team award. Excel bronze gymnasts Alexa Garcia, Nataly Vargas, Journey Gaona, Jasmine Pulido and Juanita Robles brought home a second place team trophy in their second meet of the […]