

First 5 invests $250,000-plus in programming for children
For The Madera Tribune A preschooler gets her eyes checked on the Tzu Chi Vision Mobile Unit. In a time of declining tobacco revenues,...
For The Madera Tribune
Jul 14, 2018
Singular ‘they’ and dynamic language
Except for screaming at the talking heads on TV, I’ve kept quiet about it. I suppose I had hoped that it would just go away. But, it...
Jim Glynn
Jul 14, 2018
Solar requirement will likely be good for consumers
Ever since the California Energy Commission adopted a new solar panel requirement for new homes sold in 2020 and beyond, the edict has...
Tom Elias
Jul 11, 2018
The best thing since sliced bread
We’ve all heard that some new invention is “the best thing since sliced bread.” However, unless you’re more than 90 years old, you...
Jim Glynn
Jul 7, 2018
A very merry un-birthday to the pill
March Hare: Let’s all congratulate us with another cup of tea. A very merry un-birthday to you! Mad Hatter: Now, statistics prove, prove...
Jim Glynn
Jun 23, 2018


Students ‘cutting up’ at Sherman Thomas STEM Academy
jamie brock photo While students in Sherman Thomas STEM Academy’s exploration class look on, a surgical team from Valley Children’s...
Bill Coate
Jun 5, 2018
Surplus fails to satisfy state needs
The big news in the latest state economic report is that California is the fifth-largest economy in the world — again. This is the same...
Jim Glynn
Jun 3, 2018
California’s transportation revolution
Another revolution is brewing, and it’s being led by California. A little more than a century ago, our means of transportation made a...
Jim Glynn
May 27, 2018










