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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…
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One Small Voice: Trump’s action=chaos, not peace
During the Vietnam War there were lots of slogans against our involvement in southeast Asia. The one that has stuck in my mind for, lo, these 46 years since the…
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Basura: Taking out Iran’s Soleimani impulsive, reckless
“I came to understand something. If I try to put it into words now, it’s very simple: I realize that the world does not exist for my benefit. It followed…
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Yes It’s True: Internet, cable, phone look like monopolies
I first learned what a monopoly is (besides a board game) while in seventh grade in a half-semester class on Michigan history. The dictionary describes it as: “a company or group having exclusive…
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Army Bob: Why not open a dialogue with the Russians?
by Robert M. Traxler The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), in one corner and the Warsaw Pact (DDSV) in the other, get ready to rumble. Not so fast, the Warsaw…