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...

I am still looking for a nice place to live. I have until April 27 to move. I prefer a three-bedroom, two-bathroom home in a gated...

Tomorrow is Easter. It always falls on Sunday because its occurrence is based on a calculation of the date of Christ’s death and...

We got snookered on Measure (A) in the 90’s. Instead of roads for Madera County, we got a Highway 41 Bridge over the San Joaquin. Did it...

“Kill All the Lawyers” (2006, 352 pages) is the third offering in Paul Levine’s “Solomon vs. Lord” series, possibly a homage to the...

The Senate seat left by Feinstein, to me, is the most important race in this coming election. Steve Garvey is running against Adam...

Democracy. It was a novel idea in 1776. However, the system existed about 2,500 years ago in Athens. At the time, the Athenian leader...

The Sinclair family is different. It is part of the American oligarchy. The lives of the family members typify “old money,” steeped in...