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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…
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Army Bob: Preparedness is the mother of survival
by Robert M. Traxler No surprise to anyone, it is cold outside, it is winter in Michigan after all. On very cold days my old mind slips to my misbegotten…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: ‘Rashomon’ explains D.C. showdown
The 1951 movie "Rashomon" by Japanese master film maker Akira Kurasawa offers the best explanation for what happened last Friday in that now-famous videotaped incident in Washington D.C., showing a…
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Ranger Rick: Social Security neither social nor secure
Many Townbroadcast readers are on Social Security or will be soon. How much do you know about the history of Social Security? President Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social…