Columns – Page 128

Yes It Is, It’s True: We need nuance in polarized U.S.

According to Wikipedia, "the phrase 'you're either with us, or against us' and similar variations are used to depict situations as being polarized and to force witnesses, bystanders, or others unaligned with some form…

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Editor March 9, 2019

Army Bob: Chicken Littles are wrong. Sky isn’t falling

Army Bob: Chicken Littles are wrong. Sky isn’t falling

Senator Bernie Sanders: "We cannot go too far on climate change." So why have children? After all humanity will be extinct in 12 years, or at best on an irreversible…

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Editor March 7, 2019

Ranger Rick: ‘Flyover country’ folks want lower taxes

I was in conversation with a close friend and the TV commentator said, "In flyover country, there is a storm with high winds, cold air, and snow." My friend asked,…

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Editor March 6, 2019

Yes It Is, It’s True: Four 4Qs pass away in just 9 months

The grim reaper is breaking that old gang of mine — the 4Qs, a novelty musical group formed during turbulent times in 1968 and 1969 at Grand Valley State University.…

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Editor March 5, 2019

Guest column: Green New Deal saves rural America?

EDITOR's NOTE: Mark Ludwig of Fennville, Democratic candidate for 80th District State Representative in 2018, is Rural Caucus Chair for the MI Democratic Party and Vice Chair of the Allegan…

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Editor March 1, 2019

Army Bob: Gender and race labels too often divide us

Army Bob: Gender and race labels too often divide us

by Robert M. Traxler While I was watching the coverage of the Jussie Smollett case on MSNBC, a commentator referred to LGBTQIAGNC, a new group title for me, so I…

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Editor February 28, 2019

Ranger Rick: Trump doing what we asked him to do

It's been more than two years with President Trump in office and just about every promise he made during the campaign for president has come true — lowered taxes for…

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Editor February 26, 2019

Yes It Is, It’s True: I found the Jon Seymour of the ’60s

"Unforgettable, in every way. Unforgettable, that's how you'll stay." — As sung by the unforgettable father-daughter duo of Nat and Natalie Cole I have maintained often that Facebook is 95%…

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Editor February 23, 2019

Army Bob: Extremists fare best in primary elections

Army Bob: Extremists fare best in primary elections

by Robert M. Traxler It has been a bit of time since we talked about the whys and whats of our political process becoming more left and right of center.…

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Editor February 21, 2019

Guest column: A personal perspective on blackface

EDITOR'S NOTE: Mark Wakeman, a 1965 graduate of Wayland High School, already has written one guest column. This one is about the recent controversy over public officials being found to…

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Editor February 21, 2019