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Grandma’s Recipe Box: From Robin Hood Flour
Robin Hood Flour recipes were a staple for many kitchens back in the day. A variety of sauces may be made using this basic recipe. For example: Add 1/2 cup…
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Basura: Keeping promises column prompted memory
Re: the editor's recent column about not keeping promises and buying goods made in foreign lands. This piece brought to mind times gone by. In 1999, I had occasion to…
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Yes It’s True: We do a poor job of keeping our promises
“The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” — Ancient proverb of unknown origins. “Venus if you do, I promise that I always will be true.” — Frankie Avalon,…
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Army Bob: Some of us are still refusing to ‘mask up’
by Robert M. Traxler The COVID-19 blues, what is it? Well it is a combination of cabin fever, stir craziness and old-fashioned boredom. Our walking group has been a lifesaver.…
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Ranger Rick: Let’s put Michigan back in business
The pandemic response is ongoing and now everyone is on edge with hand washing, masking, social distancing, etc. I viewed on television fights in stores over booze, toilet paper, food,…
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Grandma’s Recipe Box: Try Banana/Orange Bread
EDITOR'S NOTE: Townbroadcast welcomes its newest column, focusing on recipes from days gone by, as provided by Kathy Hamman Miller, a staffer at the Then & Now Historical Library in…
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Yes It’s True: Virus sparks Rabbit River Trail discovery
My wife and I, on a gorgeous April spring Sunday afternoon, took our first walk to and through the Rabbit River Trail without Bella the Wonderdog. It had been one…
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One Small Voice: A simple mistake could ruin us all
by Lynn Mandaville I’ve been poring over my accumulated pile of New Yorker magazines these last couple of days, concentrating on the most recent articles and opinions written about the…
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Grandma’s Recipe Box: Old-fashioned caramel corn
Townbroadcast is welcoming its newest column, focusing on recipes from days gone by, as provided by Kathy Hamman Miller, a staffer at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown…
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Ranger Rick: COVID-19 is a virus engineered in a lab
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." — Benjamin Franklin We are in the midst of a pandemic that has everyone…