Opinion: Factory jobs are not the answer
Even before we entered the 21st Century, we identified ourselves, as well as certain European countries, Canada, Japan, and similar...
Jim Glynn
Another fond memory
We are in the season of Lent, which begins 40 days (not counting Sundays) before Easter. It represents the time leading up to the...
Nancy Simpson


Cedar Creek Celebrates Women’s History Month
Julian Ornelas/The Madera Tribune Guests and residents at Cedar Creek Senior Living gather in the lobby to view biographies of the women...
Julian Ornelas


Senator honors Women of the Year
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune State Senator Anna Caballero, middle, stands with recipients and distinguished guests after the...
Angel L. de Jesus Jr.

W.B. Thurman remembers his father
For The Madera Tribune William H. Thurman. At the request of the Madera News-Tribune, I am writing of the early day happenings in what is...
Bill Coate


Madera County Women’s Network Luncheon highlights powerful women
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune A crowd packs the room at the Madera Municipal Golf Course for the sold out Madera County Women’s...
Julian Ornelas

Connecting with the Living Past
For The Madera Tribune Albert Wilburn. It was a red-letter day for Samuel Colunga’s 8th grade class. The teenage historians left the dry,...
Bill Coate
Opinion: The new oligarchy
The times, wrote Bob Dylan, they are a-changin’. His song, released on his 1964 album, foretold of the eventual success of the hippie...
Jim Glynn