Bill Coate
Madera Unified School District sets its sights on 2020
Madera Unified trustees are set to guide the school district into 2020, having extended the contract of Superintendent Todd Lile and...
Tom Elias
Opinion: PUC revives dirty power plants
More than a year ago, beachgoers and surfers in the areas around four aged California natural-gas-burning power plants were promised they...
Tom Elias
Opinion: Newsom’s first year: ‘Biggest problem’ remains unresolved
The utility company blackouts that accompanied the first severe blast of the fall fire season in October quickly became the signal events...
Tom Elias
Opinion: Can money, new dwellings stem homelessness?
Californians are about to find out whether money and new apartment-style dwellings can do much about the state’s expanding and seemingly...
For The Madera Tribune
Letter: Ukraine doesn’t have that kind of cash
Today’s hearings (11-21-2019) heard testimony from a Mr. Holmes. This man, with his smirks, strikes me as a snake. Right there with Mr....
Tom Elias
Opinion: CPUC getting key roles despite scandals, conflicts
No public agency in California history has a rap sheet quite like that of the California Public Utilities Commission: It consistently...
Bill Coate
Looking back at Lincoln School
Madera County Historical Society This photograph was one of many that Lincoln principal James Pyer stuck in his album. It appears to be...
For The Madera Tribune
Letter: Is Trump keeping his economic promises?
Then-Presidential candidate and now President Donald J. Trump made numerous economic promises. Let’s examine whether he has kept those...
