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Letters: Democrats’ plan B is a bust
If Illegals are allowed to vote, then anyone can vote in any election. The reason the Democrats are in such a scramble with their plan B,...
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Letters: Patriotism
I am sitting here watching the Republican National Convention, and it made me think of all the separation today in the United States. It...
Jim Glynn
Opinion: It’s hot — is anyone paying attention?
Here in California’s Central Valley, we’ve become accustomed to hot summers. That doesn’t mean we’re comfortable with our weather; we’re...
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Letters: Responsibility, or lack thereof
Read in this edition of The Madera Tribune about the (animal) overflow and the impact on FMAS. It’s responsibility. We have none today....
Jim Glynn
Book Talk: David Baldacci, ‘Simply Lies’
“Mickey Gibson wiped the spit-up off Darby’s face, and then gave her two-year-old daughter a plastic squeaky ball, hoping that would hold...
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Letters: Frustrations with Animal Shelter
Since my mom and I began our involvement in Friends of Madera Animal Shelter, we constantly have phone calls here at Peck’s about...
Jim Glynn
Opinion: Imagining Madera, 2050
The streets are not paved with gold. But, at least, they are paved. The Gateway Drive entrance to the city from northbound traffic on SR...
Jim Glynn
Book Talk: Carcaterra, 'Gangster'
Lorenzo Carcaterra’s “Gangster” (2001, 406 pages in paperback format) is a book that I wish I’d been able to read before I read Mario...