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One Small Voice: The ‘rush’ of selling books on line

by Lynn Mandaville In the world of on-line book sales, get-rich-quick isn’t the key to success. Guaranteed success, in fact, is just like everywhere else in the world. It depends…

Editor March 8, 2020

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Yes It’s True: Draft changes accelerated demise of ’60s

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is the fifth in a six-part series about the quick collapse of the 1960s movement and culture, lifted from a never-published book, Breadcrusts." One of the…

Editor March 8, 2020

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Basura: Thoughts on Death in Bonaire, not in Venice

“Life is short, and death is sure.” — Mr. Carson, in Downton Abbey, by Julian Fellows Mrs. B and I spent the month of February on Bonaire. It is an…

Editor March 8, 2020

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Barry Hastings: My brief interlude with tales of yore

When I was a (much) younger guy, 32 to 34 years of age, I graduated from Grand Valley State College, where I studied history, political science, international relations and anthropology. My…

Editor March 6, 2020

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Ref shortage due to more than just bad behavior

“I write about what I see and hear… And sometimes I comment on it.” — Me. Fox-17 Sunday evening had a special sports segment with guests T.J. Restau, athletic director…

Editor March 3, 2020

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Army Bob: Some ideas for battling the Coronavirus

I advocated a few weeks ago that folks may wish to get ahead of the price and availability curve on protective face masks as the Coronavirus spreads, or perhaps better…

Editor March 3, 2020

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Barry Hastings: I continue to stick with Bloomberg

by Barry Hastings Don't worry, the Indiana Idiot's coordinating Uncle Sam's Corona virus efforts. And how good does that make you feel? Warm and cozy or scared witless? If your…

Editor March 3, 2020

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Ranger Rick: Trump not as old as 3 Dem opponents

Who would have thunk! Three old guys (Bernie, Plugs Biden, Bloomberg) and one woman (Pocahontas) left in the Democratic presidential primary. That leaves a young President Trump (younger than the…

Editor March 3, 2020

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Yes It’s True: The 1960s went down with co-opting

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is another of a series columns examining why the decade and generation of sex, drugs and rock 'n roll went down so swiftly after the 1970s…

Editor March 1, 2020

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Army Bob: Sanders freaks out establishment Dems

Tim O’Brien, a senior advisor to the Mayor Mike Bloomberg campaign, former MSNBC contributor and editor of one of Mayor Bloomberg’s media holdings, went down an interesting path Sunday when…

Editor February 27, 2020