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Ranger Rick: Gun control response won’t control killing
The last few days have been difficult to say the least. Killings in El Paso and Dayton, death of a local fellow citizen I've known for some time and a…
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Austin Marsman: What I saw at the Democratic debates
by Austin Marsman It’s true, I was one of the people to receive tickets for the Democratic Presidential debates in Detroit last week. It was an opportunity I couldn’t pass…
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Yes, It’s True: Jeff Salisbury’s legacy is love, respect, integrity
…And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep." — Kenny Rogers, “The Gambler” "The greatest thing you will ever learn, is to love and…
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Basura: A tribute to the quiet heroes who are blood donors
“B-Negative. Are you talking about my attitude, or my blood type?” — A wounded Marine, 1967 It has been interesting to me to see the news coverage of people standing in…
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Yes It’s True: I say we must regulate, but not outlaw guns
“How many deaths will it take ‘til he knows that too many people have died?” — Bob Dylan, “Blowin’ in the Wind” I’m the kind of guy who believes the…
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One Small Voice: Better to act on than react to gun violence
When I walked into the house Saturday morning after a routine trip to Wal-Mart, it was just before 11 a.m. AZ time. I turned on the old laptop to check…
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Army Bob: North Dorr history holds key to solving mystery?
by Robert M. Traxler It was a mystery. How did a large amount of broken glass find its way to the stream behind our home? We purchased three acres of…
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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…
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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,…
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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…