Tom Elias
Solar requirement will likely be good for consumers
Ever since the California Energy Commission adopted a new solar panel requirement for new homes sold in 2020 and beyond, the edict has...
Jim Glynn
The best thing since sliced bread
We’ve all heard that some new invention is “the best thing since sliced bread.” However, unless you’re more than 90 years old, you...
Jim Glynn
A very merry un-birthday to the pill
March Hare: Let’s all congratulate us with another cup of tea. A very merry un-birthday to you! Mad Hatter: Now, statistics prove, prove...


Bill Coate
Students ‘cutting up’ at Sherman Thomas STEM Academy
jamie brock photo While students in Sherman Thomas STEM Academy’s exploration class look on, a surgical team from Valley Children’s...
Jim Glynn
Surplus fails to satisfy state needs
The big news in the latest state economic report is that California is the fifth-largest economy in the world — again. This is the same...
Jim Glynn
California’s transportation revolution
Another revolution is brewing, and it’s being led by California. A little more than a century ago, our means of transportation made a...


Tami Jo Nix
Election on the horizon; deadline is June 5
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera County Dep. County Clerk Jose Gonzalez, demonstrates the electronic voting machine during a...
Chuck Doud
Groundwater comes from surface water
When we pump groundwater for any reason, whether it be for municipal use or irrigation, the groundwater supply will decrease. That is a...