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Yes It’s True: The climate change debate framed 3 ways
“Why does the sun keep on shining? Why does the sea rush to shore? Don’t they know it’s the end of the world? ‘Cause you don’t love me any more.”…
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Army Bob: Sanders is 2020 Democratic Donald Trump
No one will deny the existence in the Republican Party of “Never Trumpers,” folks like Senator Romney and many others. Why do they exist? Never Trumpers are the establishment ingrained…
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Basura: We’ll see more ‘All the President’s Men’ soon
“The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinion.” — James Russell Lowell, 1871 President Donald Trump has added two defense lawyers to his team as he faces the senate…
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Ranger Rick: Always tracking, always alerting, always hyping
In the old days of three TV stations (WKZO, WOOD, WZZM) the talking heads of weather forecasting would come on and tell us of the changing weather. When snow was…
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Yes It’s True: Remembering Dr. King is complicated
"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I have had a profound appreciation…
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Army Bob: It’s a good idea to walk health blues away
by Robert M. Traxler Let’s talk about aging and exercise, health and exercise, cancer and exercise, heart disease and exercise, general happiness and exercise. I grew up as an obese…
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Ranger Rick: Medicare, Social Security gravy train will end
There are many readers of Townbroadcast receiving Social Security and Medicare, both programs paid for by the recipient by being taxed through payroll deductions and their employers contributing. I keep…
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Yes It’s True: I’m sorry for comments about Lady ‘Cats
I apologize most sincerely to players and coaches on the Wayland girls’ varsity basketball team for the caustic remarks I made in coverage of their victory over Kelloggsville. Like so…
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Army Bob: Should race be a socialist vs. a capitalist?
by Robert M. Traxler I would like everyone who refers to folks like Ranger Rick and I as fascists to know that the concept or phrase was coined by Benito Mussolini,…
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Ranger Rick: At Golden Globes, truth speaks to power
I didn't watch the Golden Globe Awards last night. I really don't give a flying rat's rear end who won what for what performance (although I have a weakness for…