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October 14, 2026 • Jim Glynn

Book Talk: Steve Martini, ‘The Jury’

Beautiful former African American model Kalista Jordan has joined Professor David Crone’s research team at the university. She has a Ph.D. from Stanford in molecular...
October 10, 2026 • Jim Glynn

Opinion: Choosing one’s life’s work

There are two tough decisions for today’s high-school seniors: Should I go to college, and what should I choose for my major? Let me get...
October 7, 2026 • Jim Glynn

Book Talk: Greg Iles, ‘True Evil’

All partnerships fail in the end, just like marriages. The only life after death any human being will ever know is staying in a marriage...
October 3, 2026 • Jim Glynn

Opinion: 2-year colleges, 4-year degrees

Two years ago, I wrote a couple of columns offering my opinion that the state-supported, public, two-year colleges should not be called community colleges, city...
September 30, 2026 • Jim Glynn

Book Talk: Lisa Scottoline, ‘After Anna’

The twists, which come late in the book, surprised me, and I’ve been reading murder mysteries for more than half a century. I can usually...
September 26, 2026 • Jim Glynn

Opinion: How many years do we have left?

Here are two questions that the Institute for Environmental Research and Education (IERE) attempts to answer: How many more years can our planet exist and...
September 23, 2026 • Jim Glynn

Book Talk: Greg Isles, ‘Third Degree’

Greg Isles is a best-selling author who was born in Germany but grew up in Natchez, Mississippi. Many of his books are set in his...
September 19, 2026 • Jim Glynn

Opinion: Updates: CAHSRA, Avenal, and more

It’s not unusual for me to come across new information after I’ve written my column about certain subjects. Often it is just a factoid, something...
September 16, 2026 • Jim Glynn

Book Talk: Greg Iles, ‘Blood Memory’

Although born in Germany, Greg Iles is really a U.S. Southerner, having been raised in Natchez, Mississippi. He has also joined a tradition of fellow...
September 12, 2026 • Jim Glynn

Opinion: Mosquitoes invade my neighborhood

I walk. Not very far, just around my neighborhood. It is good exercise. I wish that I could state with candor that I walk every...

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