Opinion: Waiting for the rain
The weather this week has been sunny, but according to the weather app on my phone, the rain is supposed to return on Sunday and Monday....
Tami Jo Nix
Opinion: HSR Boondoggle, revisited
Since 2008, when Californians passed Proposition 1A, I’ve written about two dozen columns in opposition to the High-Speed Rail that is...
Jim Glynn
Ave. 7, SR 99 project begins
Expect road and lane closures for about a month The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), along with Terra West...
For The Madera Tribune
Opinion: Distracted driving — do we need another law?
A few years ago when my car was new, I was breezing along SR 99 at about 70 mph when a long message flashed on my dashboard’s message...
Jim Glynn
Sitting in the airport terminal
My husband and I rarely ever travel by plane anymore. I used to love to fly. It was always an adventure to get on a plane and travel...
Nancy Simpson
Opinion: Freeway toll lane bait-and-switch expands
Traffic rules and traffic jams act as one of the few true equalizers in American life. The rules cover everyone equally, drivers of 1993...
Tom Elias
Opinion: Big box nightmares
This week I visited what I think of as the big Big Box store on Shaw Avenue at State Route 99 in Fresno. As usual, it was a near madhouse...
Tami Jo Nix
Opinion: In the loving arms of family
Tennessee is beautiful this time of year. I spent last week just outside Nashville, in the community of Spring Hill. Beautiful homes,...
Tami Jo Nix