Book Talk: Phillip Margolin, ‘The Darkest Place’
Detectives Roger Dillon and Carrie Anders knock on the door of Marjorie Loman’s house. Upon gaining entry, Carrie says, “I’m afraid I...
Jim Glynn
Oct 17, 2023
Opinion: Preparing for Samhain
Last week, I related how and why this column was conceived and executed. “Thanx!” to our customers and especially our subscribers for...
Tami Jo Nix
Oct 14, 2023
Opinion: The high cost of illness in the U.S.
The Biden Administration is negotiating with major pharmaceutical companies and Medicare to try to lower the cost of medications in the...
Jim Glynn
Oct 14, 2023
Opinion: Gallons of gravy, 17 years later
A rather auspicious day occurred last Friday. Seventeen years ago I published my first “Gravy by the Slice,” column. Before that, we ran...
Tami Jo Nix
Oct 6, 2023
Opinion: 4-year degree is a fiction
For many students, the idea of completing a degree in four years is a fiction. The need for remediation, circumventing prerequisites,...
Jim Glynn
Oct 6, 2023
Letters: ‘I believe in MAGA’
Make America Great Again (MAGA) is a brilliant slogan. It pulls on emotions without being burdened by factual details. Its ambiguity...
For The Madera Tribune
Oct 3, 2023
Book Talk: Lorenzo Carcaterra, ‘Tin Badges’
I can’t help myself. When I see the bin full of remainder books at the supermarket, I must go dumpster diving. But truth be told, most...
Jim Glynn
Oct 3, 2023
Opinion: Rhetorical TMI
Previous generations practiced considerably more discretion than I typically see in my everyday walk through life. Talk shows like Oprah...
Tami Jo Nix
Sep 29, 2023









