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Army Bob: Events show there really may be a ‘Deep State’

by Robert M. Traxler “CNN rejected a pair of provocative ads from President Trump’s re-election campaign last Thursday, saying the 30-second spots deriding the House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry — one…

Editor October 18, 2019

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One Small Voice: I hope impeachment isn’t too little too late

by Lynn Mandaville For as long as I’ve been writing this column, and for probably a lot longer than that, Townbroadcast editor David Young has said that Donald Trump is…

Editor October 18, 2019

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Ranger Rick: Greta Thunberg, 16, only a pawn in their game

Greta Thunberg, a 16 year- old activist from Sweden and the darling of the Climate Change world, addressed the United Nations with a scathing and passionate speech, condemning the older…

Editor October 15, 2019

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Basura: Trump and U.S. have betrayed the Kurds, our allies

“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” — Sir Edmund Burke Why are only some of us speaking up? I find…

Editor October 14, 2019

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Yes It’s True: Reasons many for high school football’s troubles

“Talk to me, so you can see. Oh, what's going on, What's going on. Yeah, what's going on, Ah, what's going on.” — Marvin Gaye, 1971 What a wild ride…

Editor October 12, 2019

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Army Bob: Champions of free speech leading autocracy drift

by Robert M. Traxler An article in USA Today reports, “A New York City law has new guidance that states the use of the term "illegal alien" to "demean, humiliate or…

Editor October 11, 2019

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Ranger Rick: There really were good ‘ole days in Wayland’s past

I remember when...! Everyone has a "I remember when" story. I remember my first real date, my first kiss, everything when I was married to the woman who is my…

Editor October 8, 2019

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One Small Voice: I confess to a political schizophrenia history

Sometimes I feel a bit schizophrenic about my political identity. Being raised my first 18 years in northern New Jersey, we were, by tradition, Republicans. Pop always said that if…

Editor October 7, 2019

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Basura: Is it Trump, Moore to the rescue for Jacksonville 5?

“The truth can be a lot of trouble for those who are not supposed to know it.” — Agnes, The Testaments, Margaret Atwood I have a great idea for those 12…

Editor October 6, 2019

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Army Bob: Sanders’ wealth tax violates at least 3 amendments

by Robert M. Traxler Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is running for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination in 2020, unveiled his plan to tax the assets of the nation’s wealthiest…

Editor October 4, 2019