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A final Q & A before the Dorr Library millage vote on Aug. 6

by Rachel Vote Dorr Library Board President In this final article before the millage election Aug. 6, I will attempt to answer some common questions the board and library employees…

Editor August 1, 2019

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Ranger Rick: Mueller show nothing more than a circus

Last week, for those of you witnessing the House of Representatives circus with Jerry Nadler as ringmaster, it was truly a spectacle of gross incompetence on display. The heroic veteran,…

Editor July 30, 2019

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Yes It’s True: I fear we’re just partying while disaster looms

“We just can’t keep on living like we’re living… We just can’t keep on pushing to the limit…” — Paul Davis, “Do Right,” 1980 One of my greatest fears in…

Editor July 28, 2019

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Army Bob: ‘White nationalist’ a term the left uses to bludgeon

by Robert M. Traxler The term white nationalist is joining the terms in the “basketful of deplorables” as defined by the American left. If you are a mostly Caucasian person…

Editor July 25, 2019

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Ten-year millage request is all about fund stability, planning

EDITOR'S NOTE: This the latest in a series of weekly columns by Dorr Township Library Board President Rachel Vote explaining the Aug. 6 special election millage proposal. by Rachel Vote…

Editor July 24, 2019

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Ranger Rick: The 35 and under crowd doesn’t know history

I watch different things on TV, from movies to political banter. Yesterday (Sunday), I was watching a young man with a microphone asking simple questions about dates, presidents, and political…

Editor July 23, 2019

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One Small Voice: I confess I struggle with being a racist

by Lynn Mandaville The surest sign a person is racist is when he or she says “I’m not a racist, but…” However, I have contended for a very long time…

Editor July 22, 2019

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Yes It’s True: I have met many celebrities, but so what?

I have told the world that I really don’t like celebrity journalism. I especially don’t like it when politicians use their phony fame to show up for photo opps when…

Editor July 19, 2019

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Army Bob: Stereotyping, prejudice cause overheated rhetoric

by Robert M. Traxler If you are a Republican voter, are you a racist, sexist, bigoted, homophobic, Islamophobic, xenophobic mouth breather who shops at Wal-Mart and married your sibling? No,…

Editor July 18, 2019

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Ranger Rick: Socialism is just a wolf in sheep’s clothing

Imagine a government that does everything for you from cradle to grave. Born in a government hospital at no cost, given medical care at no cost, given food, housing, spending…

Editor July 16, 2019