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Letters: Re: Jim Crow

Are we the only ones? No. In early times, slavery was the norm. Not just us, (a British Colony), but Spain, Portugal, Netherlands most others, and Africa! That’s where they came

Book Talk: Greg Iles, ‘Turning Angel’

Here’s a very short excerpt from Page 1, Chapter 1 of Greg Iles’ Turning Angel (2005, 595 pages in softcover format): “A man walks the straight and narrow all his life;

Letters: A concerned American

A while back I wrote a letter warning everyone about a group of people who have infiltrated the Democrat Party here in the United States. Well, that group is growing and

Opinion: Morality in America, part II

We saw last week that there is sometimes a great divergence among Americans regarding opinions about topics that are subject to public debate. When the Pew Research Center scientists looked at

Letters: In memoriam of downtown

The Madera Theater, Shebelut Chevrolet, Madera Drug Store, JC Penney, Madera Furniture, Gil’s Men’s Wear, Bonander Buick Pontiac GMC Cadillac, Spangler McClure Furniture, William & Carol Clothing, Decesari Stationers, Massetti Bros.

Book Talk: John Grisham, ‘The Widow’

In Braxton, Virginia, John Grisham’s protagonist Simon Latch hasn’t had the opportunity to practice much of that which he learned in law school. He manages to keep his solo practice afloat

Letters: Ground water

I read an article that was presented by KQED, a public station in the Bay Area. They stated, scientists reported that California’s ground water is not sustainable. Well, what do you

Opinion: Morality in America, part I

The Pew Research Center does ongoing surveys of the American public, and I’ve frequently used the results of the Center’s studies. Like the National Opinion Research Center (NORC), the Pew Center

Letters: Welcome back, Jim Crow

Our republic was born on July 4, 1776. But in the opinion of Pulitzer Prize-winning American historian Jon Meacham, our democracy was born on Aug. 6, 1965, when President Lyndon Johnson

Book Talk: Lisa Scottoline, ‘Final Appeal’

I’m always surprised when I discover an older work by one of my favorite authors. I believed that I’d read all of Lisa Scottoline’s stand-alone novels when I came across Final

Opinion: Propositions — November ballot

After having to search through more than five dozen names to find our choice for Governor of California on our primary-election ballot, we’ll have to read fourteen propositions on our November

Letters: Haven’t figured it out, yet

It would be nice if there were specific directions to the location of the Master Gardeners. I drove over to the Community College and drove “behind.” Pretty sure it was orchard

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