Almost everything comes with instruction manuals these days. I replaced my 20 plus-year-old washing machine recently. I have never bought...

March is Women’s History Month, and in the past I’ve written about the history of women in various occupations, from lighthouse keepers...

Originally published March 15, 2007. The big thing in fashion news these days is necktie knots. I’m no slave to fashion (not even a hired...

Michael Connelly has shown once again that he is the master of police procedurals in his latest novel, “The Dark Hours” (2021, 388...

My wife and I moved to Madera in 1978, retired in 2018, and are staying. We know people who left California to be closer to family. We...

It seems millions of dollars are spent every day on television commercials. And yet too many of them are annoying not entertaining. I...

Some years from now, passengers in a low-flying airplane may report seeing “alien circles” right in downtown Madera. However, unlike the...

David Baldacci is one of my all-time favorite authors. I can read his “stand-alone” books in any order, regardless of the date of...