Nancy Simpson
What’s in your ringtone?
A few days ago I was having breakfast at Perko’s and I thought I heard my cell phone ring. I picked up my phone, and it was not my phone...


DJ Becker
CHP assists disabled honorary firefighter
DJ Becker/The Madera Tribune California Highway Patrol officer Javier Ruvalcaba stands next to Mia Gonzalez, 22, at a recent meeting of...
For The Madera Tribune
Opinion: Mightier than the sword: Pen of mass destruction
Well, here we go, everyone at each other’s throats again. So far this morning I’ve seen people blaming immigrants, white men, abortion,...
Tami Jo Nix
Opinion: The noise from the television
If we are home the television is almost always on. The husband prefers the movie channels where there are no commercials. I on the other...
Chuck Doud
Opinion: Facebook is facing $5 billion in fines
One surprising piece of news that came out on Monday was that Facebook is being fined $5 billion by the Federal Trade Commission,...
Chuck Doud
Opinion: Guess what happened in those first hours on the moon
I have been watching television shows lately about Apollo 11, the first manned trip to the moon, it being the 50th anniversary of that...
Tom Elias
Opinion: Wildfires are giving utilities new powers
From the ashes of last year’s huge fires in Butte, Shasta, Lake and Los Angeles counties, this state’s utilities have suddenly acquired...


Tomas Kassahun
Murillo Electronics celebrates 25 years
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Martin Murillo is the owner of Murillo Electronics on 113 S. Lake Street. In 1994, Martin Murillo set...