Columns – Page 129

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

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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Editor February 19, 2019

One Small Voice: When and where is the emergency?

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…

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Editor February 17, 2019

Army Bob: The Green New Deal is insane and naive

Army Bob: The Green New Deal is insane and naive

The opening part of the Green New Deal taken directly from the Green Party, US web site is below. The document in its entirety can be seen on their website.…

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Editor February 15, 2019

Guest column: Another take on climate change issue

EDITOR'S NOTE: Terry Parks is a 1966 graduate of Wayland High School, He is a former pastor, entrepreneur and inventor who several years ago returned to live in his hometown.…

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Editor February 13, 2019

Ranger Rick: Climate change advocates unprincipled

In a recent edition of "Meet the Press," moderator Chuck Todd said that his show was "not going to give time to climate deniers." Just like politics, where it is…

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Editor February 12, 2019

Army Bob: The Wall gives us an economy of force

Army Bob: The Wall gives us an economy of force

The Wall! Not one cent for the wall, or as Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced, not more than one dollar for the immoral wall. Walls are immoral according to Speaker Pelosi…

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Editor February 8, 2019

Yes It Is, It’s True: We are spoiled, ignorant, uncaring

“The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.” ― John Wooden During my walks with Bella the Wonderdog I think of John…

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Editor February 7, 2019

Ranger Rick: Globalism is at the root of our troubles

When I was in high school many years ago, I read "1984" by George Orwell where the government was the provider of everything and watched everything. "Big Brother" was watching…

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Editor February 5, 2019

One Small Voice: More nuanced abortion debate needed

One Small Voice: More nuanced abortion debate needed

When my husband and I had been married for four years, we decided it was time to start our family, because we’d been relocated from Pittsburgh to the Detroit area…

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Editor February 3, 2019