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One Small Voice: In defense of Paint by Numbers (PBN)
by Lynn Mandaville Uncluttering one’s life is not unlike an archaeological dig. You go into it with a sense of what you are going to find (especially if you have…
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Army Bob: The Wall would help slow drug cartel woes
by Robert M. Traxler Remittances, or contributions sent by Mexicans living abroad (mostly in the United States) to their families at home in Mexico comprised $28.5 billion in 2017 and was…
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Ranger Rick: So who fact checks the fact checkers?
The author of this website recently penned an editorial with the title "Facebook can be a cesspool for seekers of truth." While this seems like a noble and innocuous claim,…
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One Small Voice: We can all do better using science
by Lynn Mandaville It wasn’t even April Fools Day, and our president was trying out outrageous “foolies,” and old ones at that. At a meeting of the National Republican Congressional…
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Ranger Rick: From someone who lived in Venezuela
We all know there are people who profess to lean liberal/socialist/communist/Marxist. They claim in print and on websites to be "progressive" when in reality they are for anything but freedom…
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Army Bob: Smollett case reveals Dem left’s zealotry
The drama being played out in Chicago over the handling of the Jussie Smollett case gives us a good insight into the developing battle for the heart and soul of…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Proposal A, at 25, left us a mixed bag
It was just a little more than 25 years ago, on March 15, 1994, that Michigan voters overwhelmingly approved Proposal A, one of the most iconic and game-changing tax shifts…
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Basura: Meditation on last meal while on death row
“We’re all dying, except for the dead.” Viet Thanh Nguyen, The Sympathizer A friend posed a question I thought interesting. “What would you request,” she said, “if you were on…
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One Small Voice: Vietnam Vets’ Day is silent holiday
by Lynn Mandaville I write this in recognition of Friday, March 29, National Vietnam Veterans Day, a national holiday signed into law on March 28, 2017, by (and don’t let…
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Army Bob: So what now is life after Mueller Report?
“We were told by “experts” on MSNBC that President Donald Trump would be impeached, charged, removed from office any day now, he can’t last the week.” I wrote this three…