For The Madera Tribune
Letters: Why are the gates locked?
Many of my family members are buried in Calvary Cemetery. For several years my family and I travel to Madera during “El Día de los...
For The Madera Tribune
Commentary: How is everyday life in Gaza?
What’s been happening to the Palestinians these past weeks is nothing new. Palestinians have endured more than 75 years of oppression and...
Bill Coate
Book Talk: James, ‘Time of Justice’
“Time of Justice” (2020, 312 pages in paperback format) is Book #1 in Robin James’ new Mara Brent Legal Thriller series. Mara is a...
Tami Jo Nix
Opinion: Decorating for the holidays
Television has been a part of my life since the time I was born. The birth announcement in my Baby Book is a postcard written by my...
Jim Glynn
Opinion: Our future - colorful, but less secure
For many years, the United States has had a very low birth rate. This has been especially true of non-Hispanic, non-immigrant white...
For The Madera Tribune
Letters: Teachers never stop caring…
The week of November 5-11, 2023, is California’s 25th Retired Teachers Week. As a member of the California Retired Teachers Association,...
Jim Glynn
Book Talk: James Grippando, ‘The Pardon’
I’d read a few of James Grippando’s novels and enjoyed them. But I bought them in no particular order, and it didn’t seem to matter. Out...
Tami Jo Nix
Opinion: Monster movies
October is winding down and with it, a plethora of scary movies. The best horror movies for me are those “based on a Story by Stephen...