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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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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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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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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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Army Bob: Progressives are putting people in boxes
Once again, the accusations of racist, sexist, homophobe and bigot, are front and center in our national debate. To be honest, many good people on the left are unhinged, calling…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: This storm takes me back 41 years
OK, at this point I have to admit I've been comparing our recent awful winter weather to the almost incomparable Blizzard of '78 that occurred this same week 41 years…
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Ranger Rick: Tales of the road from veteran motorist
Over my career I've driven many miles for work, vacations and pleasure. I like to drive and think I'm pretty good at it. I've had one accident on the road,…
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One Small Voice: Let’s hold president to higher standards
I was so tempted to begin this piece by saying no one is happier than I that Donald Trump has blinked first in the standoff that is the government shutdown…
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Army Bob: Timely tips ahead of a gathering storm
In the last column we took up the topic of preparedness and getting through a potentially dangerous situation caused by a man-made or natural disaster. The comments on the column…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: I was not there for ‘Cats’ 2 biggest wins
The two biggest athletic victories this academic year for Wayland, and I had the misfortune, or rather lack of foresight, to miss 'em both. Yes, I confess to my non-presence…