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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Ranger Rick: Perhaps Jussie Smollett can’t act convincingly
CBS News: "Brothers say Jussie Smollett paid them to participate in alleged attack, source says." You've probably heard the latest in the Jussie Smollett case, that the small man Mr.…
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One Small Voice: When and where is the emergency?
Question: When is a door not a door? Answer: When it’s ajar. Question: When is a national emergency not a national emergency? Answer: When it’s a lie. The first Q…