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Guest column: Dispatches from Coronavirus epicenter
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a column from my old Grand Valley roommate Gordon Wolotira, who graduated on the same day I did, in 1970. He lives in New Jersey,…
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Dorr vets eased the pain of a difficult, necessary task
So many times I have scrolled past sad expressions on Facebook from people who that very day had to put their pet dogs to sleep. They were reporting on a…
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Ranger Rick: Virus is a new way to cripple an economy
I watched a movie called "The Company Men" since the virus is on the prowl, I stayed home. The movie portrayed a shipbuilding company losing business and downsizing, like most…
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One Small Voice: We must unite to defeat unseen virus
by Lynn Mandaville The last time our country felt a strong sense of unity, a sense of common purpose and real brotherhood, was immediately following the attacks of September 11,…
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Yes It’s True: I do feel bad for snakebit Class of 2020
Perhaps we should all take a minute to pause and reflect on the tragic year for the Class of 2020 in the United States. Perhaps we should put in a…
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Army Bob: Weighing compassion vs. common sense
EDITOR'S NOTE: Robert M. Traxler, aka "Army Bob," has had much experience in emergency preparedness during his career. He has graciously consented to writing more columns featuring advice to citizens…
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Yes It’s True: Virus brings out best and worse in us
“There was a virus goin’ round, Paw caught it, and he died last spring… And Momma doesn’t seem to want to do much of anything.” — Bobbie Gentry, 1967, “Ode…
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Army Bob: An ounce of prevention worth a pound of cure
The “Spanish flu,” the world’s most deadly pandemic, infected some 40% of the world’s population and killed 20 to 50 million, 50 to 125 million today as a percentage. Spanish…
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Ranger Rick: Is closing bars, restaurants bad idea?
I understand the need to stop the spread of this virus, but closing bars and restaurants? How will people make a living in those service industries? It isn't like those…
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Yes It’s True: Kent State was the final act for the 1960s
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is the sixth and final part of a series of columns examining why the 1960s decade of protest, sex, drugs and rock 'n roll ended so…