Letters: Insult to our democratic system
I read a curious letter by John Bowers that was published in The Madera Tribune on September 4. It contained lots of innuendos, unsupported accusations, and quotations from speeches taken out of context by and about Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. In the letter, the writer refers to Harris and Walz by tactless, insulting playground […]
Opinion: The bane of ultraprocessed food
We live in California’s breadbasket. Here in the Central Valley, the “heartland” of our state, we produce a large percentage of the food that others, both foreign and domestic, rely on for their everyday sustenance. We distribute that food locally, ship it to other states, and export it to other countries. It is a major […]
Full of beans
My oldest son always asks me to make a pot of beans when he visits or if I am visiting his house. It is kind of a family tradition, as when I was a kid (here I go again), I would walk to my grandmother’s house after school and she almost always had a pot […]
USAF celebrates birthday
Veterans’ Voices está dirigido a los veteranos y sus familias, quienes lo han dado todo para garantizar nuestra libertad en este país. Esta es un área donde puedes compartir tus experiencias o leer las de otros veteranos. Te agradecemos tu servicio y esperamos que sepas cuánto te amamos y apreciamos. […]
Listen to what the other has to say
When there is grumbling among us, we need to sit back and think about what is really happening. Sometimes when there is dissension, there is an underlying cause that, if identified, the parties can settle the dispute more easily. It’s a hard thing to completely view an issue with someone else’s viewpoint. We tend to […]
Remembering Judge Crocker
The year was 1958, and President Dwight David Eisenhower was looking for a few good judges. Since one of the federal vacancies he was attempting to fill was in California’s San Joaquin Valley, he wound up appointing Madera County Superior Court Judge, M.D. Crocker. It was an excellent choice, but one that might never have […]