A rather auspicious day occurred last Friday. Seventeen years ago I published my first “Gravy by the Slice,” column. Before that, we ran...

For many students, the idea of completing a degree in four years is a fiction. The need for remediation, circumventing prerequisites,...

Make America Great Again (MAGA) is a brilliant slogan. It pulls on emotions without being burdened by factual details. Its ambiguity...

I can’t help myself. When I see the bin full of remainder books at the supermarket, I must go dumpster diving. But truth be told, most...

Previous generations practiced considerably more discretion than I typically see in my everyday walk through life. Talk shows like Oprah...

In the twenty-first century, Americans are probably more materialistically-oriented than at any time in our history. So, as we try to...

Over the past three years, with few exceptions, I’ve reviewed novels, particularly mysteries. However, in looking back at books that had...

For The Madera Tribune The three “Hill” kids from the Madera High School Class of 1973, Suzanne, Cortez and Tami Jo Hill, share laughs...