Nuclear war: How close are we?
Are you alarmed by the drift toward war? Are you worried by recent U.S. blunders? These questions appear on the cover of “The Causes of...
Jim Glynn
Immigration answers are above my pay grade
Our fellow citizens in Hawaii got the surprise of their lives on Saturday. The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency activated its warning...
Tami Jo Nix
The month-by-month 2017 quiz
Tomorrow night, we’ll bid farewell to 2017. Most of the people I know say this has been a year that will never be forgotten. But, I’m not...
Jim Glynn


Airman Llanes graduates from Air Force training
For The Madera Tribune Airman Ryan E. Llanes U.S. Air Force Airman Ryan E. Llanes has graduated from basic military training at Joint...
For The Madera Tribune


Honoring Pearl Harbor Day
Thursday was Pearl Harbor Day, and it was observed quietly, but it is a day we never should forget. It marked the entrance of the United...
Chuck Doud
Remembering Fidel Castro’s Death
This past week marked the first anniversary of the death of Fidel Castro, our hemisphere’s worst dictator for a half century. When we...
For The Madera Tribune


History from 25, 50 years ago
Madera County Historical Society Superintendent Tom Riley, left, joined Jo and John Osborne 25 years ago as they took a look at the...
Bill Coate


Not the country they fought for
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1981 honor guard post the colors and salute the flag during the Veterans...
Tami Jo Nix