Letters: Teachers never stop caring…
The week of November 5-11, 2023, is California’s 25th Retired Teachers Week. As a member of the California Retired Teachers Association,...
For The Madera Tribune
Oct 31, 2023
Book Talk: James Grippando, ‘The Pardon’
I’d read a few of James Grippando’s novels and enjoyed them. But I bought them in no particular order, and it didn’t seem to matter. Out...
Jim Glynn
Oct 31, 2023
Opinion: Monster movies
October is winding down and with it, a plethora of scary movies. The best horror movies for me are those “based on a Story by Stephen...
Tami Jo Nix
Oct 27, 2023
Opinion: Halloween — what do witches do?
Alert: In a few nights, there will likely be a couple of ghosts, perhaps a few goblins, and about a thousand Barbies at your door....
Jim Glynn
Oct 27, 2023
Book Talk: Jessica Goodman, ‘The Legacies’
Not since Nelson DeMille’s “The Gold Coast” (1990) have I read a recent author of fiction who truly understands the difference between...
Jim Glynn
Oct 24, 2023
Opinion: Corporal punishment in public schools
I adore throw pillows. A friend recently teased me about the number of pillows on my bed. Having half my king-sized bed covered in...
Tami Jo Nix
Oct 20, 2023
Opinion: $202 million, continuing the boondoggle
According to the California High-Speed-Rail Authority’s website, when Nancy Pelosi was Speaker of the House of Representatives, she said...
Jim Glynn
Oct 20, 2023
Letters: I can’t ‘uncure MAGA’
This newspaper recently published a letter of mine in which I celebrated making America great, again and again, by using the strength of...
For The Madera Tribune
Oct 17, 2023









