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Yes It’s True: Fireworks law causes us to be scofflaws

“And there ain’t nothin’ I can do about it.” — The Supremes and the Vanilla Fudge, 1967 singing “You Keep Me Hangin’On.” Scofflaw: “A person who flouts the law, especially…

Editor July 6, 2024

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Yes It’s True: New judge race has 3 female newcomers

Emily Jipp Alice Bernal If there’s one statement all the new Circuit Court judge candidates would agree on, it would be that there are just not enough media outlets for…

Editor July 4, 2024

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Army Bob: Snopes admits source was false 7 years later

by Robert M. Traxler Quite frankly, folks are surprised that Snopes, a “fact checking site,” called a presidential quote of President Donald Trump’s false. It took them seven years to…

Editor July 4, 2024

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Army Bob: If you want an e-bike, buy before 2026

by Robert M. Traxler An article appeared in the June 4 edition of “Inside Climate News” stating “In May, the Biden administration slapped new tariffs on a range of Chinese…

Editor June 27, 2024

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Overnight Breakfast Soufflé is a real crowd pleaser

by Kathy Hamman Miller This breakfast casserole dish is made up the night before, baking it in the morning. A true crowd pleaser. Ingredients: 2 pounds of your favorite ground…

Editor June 23, 2024

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Yes It’s True: I mourn the passing of cursive writing

A video joke I see often posted on Facebook shows a couple of teen-agers trying to operate a rotary desk phone without any Internet, and instructions left in cursive writing.…

Editor June 21, 2024

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Army Bob: Can we deal with lies about that laptop?

by Robert M. Traxler The infamous Robert Hunter Biden laptop computer, a silver Apple MacBook, was said to be a Russian plant, Russian disinformation. It was neither. The mantra of…

Editor June 20, 2024

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Yes It’s True: I wish I could trust pill pushers on claims

We Baby Boomers can’t help but notice the explosion of advertisements for drugs that are supposed to help us deal with the indignities of growing older. Our television sets are…

Editor June 16, 2024

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A pinch of this, a dab of that for cabbage smoked sausage

by Kathy Hamman Miller This is one of my favorite meals to make because it’s fast and easy. Of course, the size of the cabbage heads, carrots, and onions will…

Editor June 16, 2024

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Basura: So who deserves to be called a ‘warrior?’

"I take a dim view of humanity. I think I’m one of the better ones. And I know how bad I am." — Samuel Johnson I admit I’m taking this…

Editor June 15, 2024