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August 12, 2026 For The Madera Tribune

Letters: Re: Jim Crow

Are we the only ones? No. In early times, slavery was the norm. Not just us, (a British Colony), but Spain, Portugal, Netherlands most others,...
August 12, 2026 Jim Glynn

Book Talk: Greg Iles, ‘Turning Angel’

Here’s a very short excerpt from Page 1, Chapter 1 of Greg Iles’ Turning Angel (2005, 595 pages in softcover format): “A man walks the...
August 8, 2026 For The Madera Tribune

Letters: A concerned American

A while back I wrote a letter warning everyone about a group of people who have infiltrated the Democrat Party here in the United States....
August 8, 2026 Jim Glynn

Opinion: Morality in America, part II

We saw last week that there is sometimes a great divergence among Americans regarding opinions about topics that are subject to public debate. When the...
August 5, 2026 For The Madera Tribune

Letters: In memoriam of downtown

The Madera Theater, Shebelut Chevrolet, Madera Drug Store, JC Penney, Madera Furniture, Gil’s Men’s Wear, Bonander Buick Pontiac GMC Cadillac, Spangler McClure Furniture, William &...
August 5, 2026 Jim Glynn

Book Talk: John Grisham, ‘The Widow’

In Braxton, Virginia, John Grisham’s protagonist Simon Latch hasn’t had the opportunity to practice much of that which he learned in law school. He manages...
August 1, 2026 For The Madera Tribune

Letters: Ground water

I read an article that was presented by KQED, a public station in the Bay Area. They stated, scientists reported that California’s ground water is...
August 1, 2026 Jim Glynn

Opinion: Morality in America, part I

The Pew Research Center does ongoing surveys of the American public, and I’ve frequently used the results of the Center’s studies. Like the National Opinion...
July 29, 2026 For The Madera Tribune

Letters: Welcome back, Jim Crow

Our republic was born on July 4, 1776. But in the opinion of Pulitzer Prize-winning American historian Jon Meacham, our democracy was born on Aug....
July 29, 2026 Jim Glynn

Book Talk: Lisa Scottoline, ‘Final Appeal’

I’m always surprised when I discover an older work by one of my favorite authors. I believed that I’d read all of Lisa Scottoline’s stand-alone...

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