Jim Glynn
Opinion: California’s energy glut, part II
About two weeks before 2024 ended, the California Public Utilities Commission authorized the fifth and sixth rate hikes for PG&E in the...
Jim Glynn
Book Talk: Chris Whitaker, ‘The Forevers’
Chris Whitaker is a British author who had me mesmerized with “We Begin at the End” (2020) and “All the Colors of the Dark” (2024). In...
For The Madera Tribune
Letters: I know a few things
Watching the casino going up and its location makes me question some things. First thing is traffic flow. How are vehicles going to exit...
Jim Glynn
Opinion: California’s energy glut, part I
Is it possible for a state to produce too much energy? The knee-jerk answer is “No.” But, in reality, California produces far more energy...
Jim Glynn
Book Talk: Lisa Scottoline, ‘Loyalty’
If Ken Follett’s “The Evening and the Morning” is a prequel to his smash hit “Pillars of the Earth,” then Lisa Scottoline’s “Loyalty”...
Jim Glynn
Opinion: Spirit animals and birth stones
Many people believe that they have spirit animals. I think these are analogous to guardian angels. Both are believed to protect you from...
Jim Glynn
Book Talk: Janet Evanovich, 'Dirty Thirty'
As I perused the variety of novels which Amazon.com placed on my monitor, it was like running into an old friend while browsing through...
Jim Glynn
Opinion: Planning ahead — tariffs and war
Tariff. To at least one person (I’m not a name dropper), this is “the most beautiful word” in the dictionary. A tariff is a surcharge on...