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...
For The Madera Tribune
Letters: Who is to blame for Donald Trump’s coronation?
Democrats are predictably fumbling the resolution of the “Joe Biden” issue. But what about the low bar “Donald Trump” mental acuity...
Jim Glynn
Opinion: Prisoner #SCA-01
I am one of them. One of the millions of registered voters across the entire political spectrum who is hoping for a third choice in the...
For The Madera Tribune
Letters: What a fine mess we’re in
“If destruction be our lot, we must, ourselves, be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die...
Jim Glynn
Book Talk: Lisa Scottoline, ‘Corrupted’
If you’ve read any of Lisa Scottoline’s “Rosato and Associates” or “Rosato and DiNunzio” books, you might think that Bennie (Benedetta)...
For The Madera Tribune
Letters: ‘Casting my vote for America’
I’d like to offer a huge “Thank You,” and a big “Amen,” to Frank Bradford for his recent letter to the Tribune. Although I didn’t take...
Jim Glynn
Opinion: Revising time
Let’s consider switching to Diurnal Time and Nocturnal Time. Billions of years ago, elements that were roaming around the sun coalesced....
Jim Glynn
Book Talk: Two thrillers by Steve Martini
“Guardian of Lies” by Steve Martini (2009, 438 pages in hardback edition from William Morris) During the early 1960s, it’s probable that...