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Army Bob: Don’t be misled. Continue the masking up
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Army Bob: Don’t be misled. Continue the masking up

by Robert M. Traxler “Airborne, Airborne, have you heard, we're going to jump from a big iron bird.” — Most other contributors to this esteemed publication start with song lyrics,…
Posted by Editor May 14, 2020
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Ramblin’ Road: Mother’s Day and a naughty horse

AUTHOR' NOTE: I am a retired newspaper editor/reporter. After 40-some years of working for various newspapers throughout the Midwest, I hung up my notepad, turned in my red pencil and…
Posted by Editor May 14, 2020
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Ranger Rick: Don’t let COVID-19 control our lives

State of Confusion: I was listening to the radio in my truck Monday when the program announcer said they were going to talk with a barber from Owosso named Karl…
Posted by Editor May 12, 2020
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Introducing ‘Ramblin’ Road,’ writer Phyllis McCrossin

EDITOR’S NOTE: Townbroadcast is introducing a column from Allegan County native Phyllis McCrossin, a retired newspaper reporter who spends her warmer months living in Hamilton. McCrossin and this editor briefly…
Posted by Editor May 12, 2020
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Yes It’s True: Once again a pox on GOP, Dem houses

I really don’t know if Tara Reade’s sexual assault accusations against former Vice President Joe Biden are true. I also don’t know if Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s charges two years…
Posted by Editor May 11, 2020
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Grandma’s Recipe Box: Apple dump cake; bring in the kids

This is another great recipe to make with the kids. Grandma always used her canned apples, but you could choose any style pie filling and cake mix. The flavor is…
Posted by Editor May 11, 2020
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Yes It’s True: Stock market no longer affects economy

Though I often boast about my knowledge and understanding of history, I have struggled for a long time with economics. It was so bad for me that I avoided taking…
Posted by Editor May 8, 2020
One Small Voice: Duress can cause awful behavior
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One Small Voice: Duress can cause awful behavior

by Lynn Mandaville Could Be Worse by James Stevenson was published a lifetime ago (my grown children’s lifetimes ago) in 1977.  A Reading Rainbow selection on PBS, this wonderful story…
Posted by Editor May 8, 2020
Army Bob: To beat Trump, keep economy reeling?
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Army Bob: To beat Trump, keep economy reeling?

by Robert M. Traxler While observing the media covering President Donald Trump and reading the columns and editorials printed in this esteemed newspaper, I find one thread that runs through…
Posted by Editor May 7, 2020
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Ranger Rick: Gov. Whitmer is abusing her authority

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has spoken.  Like the life of a furry, fat, sleepy groundhog Punxsutawney Phil  from Punxsutawney, Pa., Michigan has a prognosticator of prodigious visions.  She is the…
Posted by Editor May 5, 2020

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