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Letters: Insult to our democratic system
I read a curious letter by John Bowers that was published in The Madera Tribune on September 4. It contained lots of innuendos,...
Jim Glynn
Opinion: The bane of ultraprocessed food
We live in California’s breadbasket. Here in the Central Valley, the “heartland” of our state, we produce a large percentage of the food...
Jim Glynn
Book Talk: Past favorites, Part III
I must have been 15 because we hadn’t yet moved to California, and I had “outgrown” my interest in books about dinosaurs. The librarian...
For The Madera Tribune
Letters: Think before you vote
The Kamala group is hailing the Cheney endorsement as a victory. Lets look back at Cheney. CEO of Halliburton. Iraq War. The subsidiary...
Jim Glynn
Opinion: Recognizing racism in Western Europe
As I watched the Olympics during the end of July and beginning of August, I was impressed by the diversity of the European teams. But...
For The Madera Tribune
Letters: The zombie apocalypse is here
Almost 15 years ago, a TV show debuted called “The Walking Dead.” It was about zombies, and was probably the best show of its kind ever...
Jim Glynn
Book Talk: Past Favorites, Part II
During the closing decades of the twentieth century, I read many novels by John Irving: The World According to Garp, The Hotel New...
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Letters: Riverstone/Avenue 12 accident
So sorry for the terrible loss of a life in this accident. A family is grieving not just today, or a few days, but for years. I can not...