Red Line (June 22)
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A woman asked “why the Tribune hadn’t published anything about the National Little League championships.” (See below.)
A man started “by thanking The Madera Tribune for their pictures and stories on the Little League championship games so far.” He added, “no one at our last board meeting came to stand up in front or our the board to speak about our ability to do our job. But we did ask a petition to be started to tell (sports editor) Paul (Stanford) we need more Little League coverage. I know when I was a little boy my parents were able to make a scrapbook from my write-ups in the paper. We need stories about our community, not world news.”
He suggested we “maybe go back to the archives. Back in the ’70s when Les Hayes, Ron Winter and (indiscernible) were there. You could take some notes from that era, and make our paper a better paper and make our community a better place and more informed.”
Online contributor “Sean Carrell” writes, “Whoever out there wants to complain about what the National League board does or doesn’t do should come to the board meetings and express it at that time. You should not hide your name. There are a lot of expenses and issues obviously you do not know about. Give thanks to all the volunteers that have sacrificed their time for the love of the kids and the game. Until then, stop giving lip service for things you have no idea about.”
More than one was call was received in support of Madera High baseball coach Fernandez. The gist of which said, “I am a supporter of coach Fernandez.”
To the letter writer, a woman asked, “Did you really have to hide behind a pen? Did you really talk to (a family) or (tell them) that you were going to use them in your attack on coach Fernandez?” She had a message for the coach, “Hold your head up high. You have done nothing wrong. There’s a lot of coaches in the bleachers, but only one out on the field.”
A man left a message for columnist Leon Emo, who writes Mo’s Musings. “Thank you for the great tribute (on Friday, June 18) to your father. I knew you when you were a kid and know what a gentleman and good father your dad was. Like me, we both lost our fathers too soon. But what fun we had while they were still here to guide us. Keep up the good work, Emo. Your readers appreciate it.”
A woman asked, “Is it going to take some child to get killed because there are no sidewalks on Martin Street going to and from the school? We have had some very close calls. Where is (Supervisor) Max Rodriguez?”
A person who “has been reading your newspaper for 3 1/2 years was very surprised at the DUI checkpoints. All the photos that appear in the paper are of Hispanics. Is there anyone else that gets arrested besides the Hispanics? I’m looking forward to others (being published) because I do believe there are others being arrested.” He said he “didn’t know if it was the police department or the paper that was doing it, but would like some response.” (News editor’s note: The photographs are taken by a correspondent for the Tribune. When racially diverse photos are submitted to us, they are used.)
A woman called “on the behalf of all the truckers who park on Pecan and Madera avenues. I drive by there at least twice a day and they’re not hurting anybody. They are trying to make a living. They transport our goods, everything we need. They are hardworking people. Leave those guys alone.”
Online contributor “Christine” said, “The new Youth Center is embarrassing for the City of Madera. The city did a great job of talking it up, but what a disappointment. I cannot believe the City of Madera would allow such chaos to go on. There is absolutely no structure, and I certainly will not ever leave my kids there again. There are far too many kids for the amount of staff in the building. Something needs to be done.”
Online contributor “Alex” said, “I agree there must be a hidden agenda (for Meg Whitman’s heavy campaign spending). Special interest groups and she’ll make a lot more money than she paid. Look at Arnold. Vote Jerry Brown.”
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When (BUSINESS NAME) got robbed at gun point the first time one would think security measures would have been in place to prevent the 2nd and now 3rd armed robbery. It’s unfortunate that the employees suffer the consequences due to a lack of common sense!
I also wanted to comment on the new youth center as a lady did last week. I took my kids the first week of the opening it wasnt that bad although I didnt agree with the teens making out in any spot they could find, I pointed them out to the staff and she said they dont have enough staff to see every little corner. I drove by a couple of times to see teenage kids hanging around unsupervised and urinating on the side of the building. Im just hoping it doesnt turn into an eye sore after all the invested in the building.
You ran a headline stating that students were complaining that the Arizona Immigration law isn’t constitutional. Does that apply to California’s similar, pre-existing law? Go to Google, type in California Penal Code 834b, and one will see that this law is on the books here.
Arthur Guy,
Madera