Opinion: Wildfire fear halts housing project
We’ve had some rain lately. Most people have welcomed the precipitation, and the same people are also happy when the rain stops and the...
Jim Glynn
Jan 22, 2022
Opinion: Reparations — resurrection volatile historic issues
One year after California created America’s first official task force on reparations for Black slavery, every question remains open: Will...
Tom Elias
Jan 19, 2022
Book Talk: Black Fall — the ultimate deception?
Having solved two “impossible” cases (“Angel Killer,” reviewed 9/17/21 and “Name of the Devil,” reviewed 12/8/21), magician-turned-FBI...
Jim Glynn
Jan 19, 2022
Opinion: Lottery, like taxes, is a rip-off
As I write this column, the California Lottery Powerball jackpot is $540,000,000, the Mega Millions Lottery is $244,000,000, and the...
Jim Glynn
Jan 15, 2022
Opinion: Innovations and science fiction
A little more than a year ago we lost our fearless leader, publisher and owner, Chuck Doud. Those of us left behind have done our best to...
Tami Jo Nix
Jan 15, 2022
Letters: Seeking fair representation in elections
I agree with our founding fathers, who came up with the idea of the electoral college, but ever since the Trump vs. Clinton election —...
For The Madera Tribune
Jan 12, 2022
Book Talk: The universe — 2 by Tyson
When I started college, we students were required to take at least three courses in “hard science,” (i.e., chemistry, physics, biology,...
Jim Glynn
Jan 12, 2022
Opinion: Will state regulators kill solar?
If California’s often misguided utility regulators wanted to prove they are determined to favor privately owned electric companies over...
Tom Elias
Jan 12, 2022









