Book Talk: Steve Cavanagh, ‘The Plea’
Like Steve Cavanagh’s debut novel “The Defense,” some reviewers have described his second Eddie Flynn book, “The Plea” (2016, 376 pages)...
Jim Glynn
Oct 19, 2022
Opinion: Dishonesty abounds in Prop. 27 campaign
The dishonesty in the campaign for the current Proposition 27 begins with the title of the initiative itself, which aims to legalize...
Tom Elias
Oct 18, 2022
Opinion: Thoughts on turning 67
On Sunday, I will have made 67 trips around the sun, another joyous year spent on planet Earth. I look forward to all the good things I...
Tami Jo Nix
Oct 15, 2022
Opinion: American values are shifting
Values are qualities that people assume to be important. They are end-states, in that they do not require justification. They are...
Jim Glynn
Oct 15, 2022
Book Talk: Grisham, ‘Sparring Partners’
As well as I can remember, I haven’t read a short story since I was in college, and that was when there was still an ice bridge over the...
Jim Glynn
Oct 12, 2022
Opinion: Excess school lands for teacher housing?
Do voters want more teachers living in their communities, even if it means a little more traffic and perhaps a few less parking spaces...
Tom Elias
Oct 12, 2022
Opinion: The propositions, in my humble opinion
November 8, just one month from today, is Election Day, and mail-in ballots will arrive in our mailboxes even sooner. This year, there...
Jim Glynn
Oct 8, 2022


Opinion: Remembering Kary
For The Madera Tribune Kary, the sister I never had. I am gloriously happy October has finally arrived. It is by far, in my humble...
Tami Jo Nix
Oct 7, 2022









