MUSD sub rate is highest in valley
The Madera Unified School District Board of Trustees unanimously approved raising the teacher sub-daily rate to $220 for regular substituting and $250 for a permanent substitute. These new rates, voted at the Oct. 12 board meeting, make Madera Unified the highest-paying district in the Central Valley. Madera Unified is making a strong effort to recruit […]
Cop killer barely escaped vigilante justice in Madera
The tragic assassinations of police officers cause every community in America to take stock, and Madera is no exception. On the streets, in the coffee shops, and in the churches, Maderans share their shock and sorrow at these unspeakably horrific crimes. In the midst of the empathy that local folks have for the grieving families […]
Cardiac symposium returns
After last year’s symposium fell victim to the world-wide pandemic, Dr. Ranjit Singh Rajpal and the Fresno- Madera Medical Society returned to the Madera County Office of Education Conference Center to bring Cardiovascular Update 2021. The 41st annual Central Valley Cardiology Symposium brought an impressive list of faculty to Madera. Medical professionals, doctors, nurses and […]
Opinion: Does God have a gender?
Fall is in full swing. The temperatures have cooled down and the leaves on certain trees are turning red and gold. Spooky decorations are popping up in the yards as we approach my favorite holiday Halloween. My birthday is this weekend and I couldn’t be happier. Had I known I would some day reach six […]
Opinion: The future of work, part IV
Change is psychologically painful. By definition, change is a disruption in the way that things are, a disturbance of our practices and expectations. Few of us, least of all yours truly, are immune to the anguish of transformation. I still have mental scars from about eight months ago when I traded my trusty “hundred-year-old” computer […]
Stallions win marathon for sweep
It was just one of those nights. The battle began at the frosh-soph match and continued through the varsity match between the Madera Coyotes and Madera South Stallions in Joe Flores Gym. The frosh-soph match went three sets. The junior varsity match went three sets. So, it would make sense the varsity match went the […]
Hawks beat Panthers again
For the Liberty Hawks girls volleyball team, it’s not third time’s a charm when it comes to the Washington Union-Easton Panthers. In fact, after Wednesday’s sweep, the Hawks have beaten the Panthers four times this season. “We got off to a slow start in the third set,” head coach Grant Clark said. “They wanted to […]