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Ranger Rick: Desperate Dems launch another sideshow vs. Trump
Democrats never get any sleep and it is making them loony. They need to take a breath, get outside once in a while, talk to constituents, walk the dog, and…
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Yes It’s true: For Ryan Mauchmar it was one shining day
"All the memories came flooding back — old Mrs. McAvoy eating that horrible chicken and the terrified child running from the burning wreck." — Vivian Stanshall, 1972 I spent Saturday…
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One Small Voice: Vietnam vets 180 degrees from latest news
by Lynn Mandaville I’m just sitting here, recovering from a brutal drive from Arizona to Alabama for my husband’s biennial Navy reunion. Today was the day the memo detailing President…
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Army Bob: President Trump already has left his legacy
by Robert M. Traxler According to the New Mexico Sheriffs’ Association, 29 counties are working to become Second Amendment Sanctuary counties, in which any new restrictive statewide gun rules won’t…
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Ranger Rick: Don’t go to college unless you can afford to
The quest for college is a frantic round of SATs taken by high school students to score high enough to enter the college of their choice. Applications, statements from parents…
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Integrated Man: Kids being kids, growing up in Albion, MI
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second in a series of columns by John Face of Albion, who has spent a lifetime of living and going to work and school with…
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Yes It’s True: Martin should make Onion King fest annual event
The community and school in Martin celebrated a fascinating piece of history Friday night with homecoming, a football game and a tribute to an unusual mascot. Though known today as…
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Army Bob: For Dem candidates, it’s symbolism over substance
by Robert M. Traxler Is symbolism more important than substance? During the latest curtain call for Democratic candidates for President in Houston, it sure looked that way. To say they…
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Ranger Rick: The Democrats’ primary circus back on the tube
It is again the time for selecting another opposition candidate through the primary system of winnowing out potential candidates. There are various methods of doing this depending on the state. …
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One Small Voice: Maybe we’re all going there in a handbasket
In the height of the Cold War in the 1960s and 1970s, northern New Jersey, where I grew up, was peppered with 14 Nike missile sites, one of which was…