Tami Jo Nix
Opinion: Corporal punishment in public schools
I adore throw pillows. A friend recently teased me about the number of pillows on my bed. Having half my king-sized bed covered in...
Jim Glynn
Opinion: 4-year degree is a fiction
For many students, the idea of completing a degree in four years is a fiction. The need for remediation, circumventing prerequisites,...
Jim Glynn
Opinion: Is college for everyone? Part I
In the twenty-first century, Americans are probably more materialistically-oriented than at any time in our history. So, as we try to...
Jim Glynn
Opinion: Reading — it’s brain nourishment
Several years ago, Sharon Stockdale retired from the Madera Unified School District and ended her column, “Sharon the Librarian.” A firm...
For The Madera Tribune
Fair salutes education with robotics ring ceremony
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Rides are being set up at the Madera District Fair in preparation for opening day on Thursday evening...
Bill Coate
Galloway’s memory lives on in the library
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune File Photo Nearly 100 children attended the Story Santa event at the Madera County Library in 2017. I...
Tami Jo Nix
Opinion: Playing with words
I enjoy playing with words. Of all the apps on the Internet, “Dictionary” must be my favorite. I don’t always know how a new word is...
Bill Coate
An adventure in Oaxaca
For The Madera Tribune View of colonial buildings in old town of Oaxaca city in Mexico. This story begins in Madera Unified School...