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One Small Voice: Criticism of Trump sometimes unfair
by Lynn Mandaville If you read my column regularly, you might recall that I refer to my parents, particularly my Ma, quite a bit, for the wisdom and values they…
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Ranger Rick: Dorr’s Colonial Kitchen is on casualty list
Our illustrious and greasy-faced governor has spoken and deemed it acceptable to whatever her majesty thinks safe for us cretins and hillbillies. To find out what is opening up and…
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Guest column: WHS grad tells of growing up brown
EDITOR'S NOTE: Tony Satterfield, a 2005 graduate of Wayland High School, now is an entrepreneur living in Oregon. by Tony Satterfield What has growing up black in America been like…
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Ramblin’ Road: Simple life keeps King and I married
by Phyllis McCrossin We made it to June. The state is supposedly still on shutdown, though I don’t see much difference other than signs reminding us to remain six feet…
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Old-fashioned Sloppy Joe recipe makes ’em sloppy
by Kathy Hamman Miller Sloppy Joe is an old-fashioned recipe that has always been a crowd pleasing family favorite for us. If you are fortunate enough to have any left…
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Yes It’s True: Riots cause too much binary thinking
“There’ll be a burnin’ and a lootin’.” — Bob Marley The widespread looting and rioting that has visited too many of our cities in the U.S. over the last week…
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Guest Column: Troubling perspectives about racism
by Aaron W. Wissner I was a racist, too Growing up in Bear Lake was a unique experience. We were so isolated. Way up North, far from the cities. The…
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Army Bob: Has Coronavirus changed America forever?
by Robert M. Traxler Will the COVID-19 pandemic change the way we do business? Will having to live with being locked up and with most things being locked down change…
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One Small Voice: Murder institutionally sanctioned
by Lynn Mandaville Sunday evening in Minneapolis, a black man suspected of forgery was detained by police outside a convenience store. Video taken by a bystander shows seven minutes of…
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Ranger Rick: We shouldn’t be scared of no COVID-19
What is it now, nine weeks of stay at home order under way and to continue until June 12 (so far).? The governor has redone those orders how many times…