Opinion: Don’t worry, be happy
At the beginning of this century, Earl Babbie, then Professor of Sociology at Chapman University and an expert on opinion research, wrote...
Jim Glynn
Book Talk: Tyson, ‘To Infinity and Beyond’
During the past few years, I’ve read four books by Neil deGrasse Tyson, the director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of...
Jim Glynn
Opinion: Life on Earth — soon impossible?
According to Katherine Richardson and 28 additional authors, Earth is now “well outside of the safe operating space for humanity” on six...
Jim Glynn
Opinion: Women in the field of AI
AI (Artificial Intelligence) is the field of the future. It is both fascinating and astounding, a blessing and a curse. Some believe it...
Jim Glynn
Book Talk: Bowers, ‘Ambush at Galaxy Gulch’
If science fiction is your thing, you need to know about our local sci-fi writer, John Bowers. Mr. Bowers, a long-time resident of...
Jim Glynn
Opinion: Moderation for this Christmas season
The Christmas season is here. It’s December. Cold weather is here or just ahead. The diet that we’ve been fighting for the past several...
Jim Glynn


MadTown Robotics capture own tourney
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune More than 20 schools brought more than 40 robots to the MadTown Throwdown competition. After two days...
Tyler Takeda
Opinion: Halloween and childhood obesity
For adults who care about the many life problems that accompany childhood obesity, Halloween presents a paradox. On one hand, we want to...
Jim Glynn