Bill Coate
History in the Week of May 20
Madera County Historical Society One hundred years ago, these woman performed an activity that had formerly been open only to men. They...
Bill Coate
History in the Week of May 13
Madera County Historical Society John H. Barnett, shown here, became Madera County Sheriff 100 years ago. Barnett served until 1928 —...
Bill Coate
History in the Week of May 6
Madera County Historical Society Fifty years ago, Willis Petty, retired treasurer of Madera County, died. Before his terms of public...
Tom Elias
Manson’s memory should be unforgotten
“Never again” is a common slogan popping up appropriately during Holocaust remembrance observances and after repeated fatal shootings in...
Bill Coate
70-year-old lawman first to lay down his life
Madera County Historical Society When Bernard (Barney) McCluskey was shot in 1919, he became the first Madera police officer to lose his...
Bill Coate
History in the Week of April 29
Madera County Historical Society One hundred years ago, Tighe’s Department Store was at the center of Madera’s downtown business...
Chuck Doud
Let’s see ... comparing Randa Jarrar and Barbara Bush
A person whose accomplishments have been few and far between showed earlier this month that if her brains were dynamite, she wouldn’t...
Tami Jo Nix
Lawyer Bruce F. Kennedy dies at 77
Tami Jo Nix/The Madera Tribune Theresa and Bruce Kennedy, playing host at their annual St. Patrick’s Day party last year at Ristorante...