Book Talk: Paul Levine, ‘Habeas Porpoise’
First, let me say that I think that Paul Levine is one of this country’s fine writers. Second, I’ve enjoyed all of the books in his Jake...
Jim Glynn
Apr 24, 2025
Opinion: After 17 years, ‘we have no plan’
Assemblyman Steven Bennett told KCRA television news, “We have no plan; we have a good likelihood it’s going to get worse, and we have a...
Jim Glynn
Apr 19, 2025
Book Talk: Charlie Donlea, ‘Don’t Believe It’
I didn’t understand the meaning of the title of Charlie Donlea’s novel until I finished the book. But I should have. After all, I’ve read...
Jim Glynn
Apr 16, 2025
Opinion: Factory jobs are not the answer
Even before we entered the 21st Century, we identified ourselves, as well as certain European countries, Canada, Japan, and similar...
Jim Glynn
Apr 12, 2025
Book Talk: Lisa Jackson, ‘The Night Before’
Josh Bandeaux, wealthy, local aristocratic family member, mentally alert, physically paralyzed. His head, arms, and upper body are...
Jim Glynn
Apr 11, 2025
Opinion: The TV commercial I hate most
For many years, I found TV commercials to be so annoying that when Cable TV was first introduced to viewers, I immediately signed up...
Jim Glynn
Apr 5, 2025
Book Talk: Ed Falco, ‘Family Corleone’
Mario Puzo’s “The Godfather” was published in 1969. Sometime between then and the release of Francis Ford Coppola’s movie adaptation in...
Jim Glynn
Apr 2, 2025
Opinion: MPD annual report — keeping us safe
At 6:15 p.m., after most people were seated, Police Chief Gino Chiaramonte welcomed residents of Madera to the Town Hall meeting at South...
Jim Glynn
Mar 29, 2025




