Book Talk: Jessica Goodman, ‘The Counselors’
I flat-out love Jessica Goodman. She is to today’s wealthy and pampered teenaged girls what J.D. Salinger was to Holden Caulfield,...
Jim Glynn
Dec 7, 2022
Opinion: Santa’s coming
Thanxgiving has passed, so I have permitted myself to start celebrating Xmas. One of the first things I learned way back in 1995 when I...
Tami Jo Nix
Dec 3, 2022
Opinion: Moderation for this Christmas season
The Christmas season is here. It’s December. Cold weather is here or just ahead. The diet that we’ve been fighting for the past several...
Jim Glynn
Dec 3, 2022
Opinion: Andrew Gross, ‘Button Man’
Kirkus Reviews, a highly credible source, calls Andrew Gross’ “Button Man” (2018, 371 pages) a “highly satisfying story of family...
Jim Glynn
Nov 30, 2022
Opinion: Six decades ago
November is significant for many reasons. In my humble opinion, Thanxgiving is obviously the most important holiday on the American...
Tami Jo Nix
Nov 26, 2022
Opinion: HSR Boondoggle, revisited
Since 2008, when Californians passed Proposition 1A, I’ve written about two dozen columns in opposition to the High-Speed Rail that is...
Jim Glynn
Nov 26, 2022
Book Talk: Dean Koontz, ‘Devoted’
Dean Koontz is an American author whose suspense novels involve horror, fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and satire. He has used at...
Jim Glynn
Nov 23, 2022
Opinion: Glorious fall
Fall is my favorite time of year, except this year not so much. This week Fred would have celebrated his 76th birthday. On the day after...
Tami Jo Nix
Nov 19, 2022









