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Yes It Is, It’s True: Albion College coach a class act
I read the news this week about the death of longtime Albion College football coach and athletic director Frank Joranko. My memories of him are fond because he truly was…
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Basura: How I spent my winter vacation, in Bonaire
“Live as if you were going to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were going to live forever.” — Mahatma Gandhi Our month on Bonaire was lovely. We had updates on…
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Ranger Rick: Two great lies told about Vietnam, JFK
The Thoughts of a Town Idiot: In my last post, I wanted to shed light on the gross negligence of the media and government in their continual lying, specifically concerning…
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One Small Voice: Cohen’s story recalls Joe Valachi
A very entertaining movie called My Blue Heaven was released in 1990. It starred Steve Martin as a low-level gangster who had been flipped to provide testimony against a fictional…
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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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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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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…