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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Ranger Rick: At the 11th hour, it is Hillary again?
The Democrat debates certainly did heat up recently and tonight's debate will be interesting. If you call socialism/communism being in vogue, giveaways, tax the rich (read that middle class), free…
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Yes It’s True: Joan Medendorp left laudable legacy
There have been many kind words said about Joan Medendorp in the wake of her passing this week. All of them well deserved. My take on her was that she…