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Ranger Rick: We pay more in taxes than food, clothing
In our everyday world of work and making a living and everyday life, we hardly look at the "Big Picture."By that I mean the civic duty we all have to…
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Army Bob: Dr. Ford’s charges lack prosecutorial merit
by Robert M. Traxler The confirmation hearings of Judge Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court have brought the horrible crime of sexual assault to the forefront, and as we would…
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Subterranean: ‘Farenheit 11/9’ asks can we handle truth
*** 1/2 out of five stars Currently in wide release Showing at AMC, Goodrich and Celebration! Cinema theaters by Walter G. Tarrow Last month, the month of August, I, being…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Serious charges need serious probe
"You can't hide your lyin' eyes, and your smile is in disguise... Thought by now, you'd realize, there ain't no way to hide your lyin eyes." — The Eagles I…
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Army Bob: PSA test is best way to fight prostate cancer
by Robert M. Traxler Let’s discuss prostate cancer; all men will get prostate cancer if we live long enough, it is rapidly becoming the most common cancer in men. Half…
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One Small Voice: Strange charisma from a new hat
by Lynn Mandaville I really didn't need another hat. The one I already owned was perfectly serviceable. A sort of boater in style, it was a dark tan, stiffly woven…
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Ranger Rick: How the weather is like economics
The disaster that is Florence will make an indelible mark on those having gone through the hurricane and enormous rainfall amounts. To those yelling "Global Warming, Global Climate Change, Carbon…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: ‘Goin’ Home’ has special meaning
"All the memories came flooding back... Old Mrs. McAvoy eating that horrible chicken and the terrified child running from the burning wreck." — Vivian Stanshall, 1972, "Rawlinson End." Just about…
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Army Bob: Putin being handed a gift on a silver platter
Once again we hate the Russians, the enemies of my youth; after all, they invaded the Crimean Peninsula, sovereign territory belonging to Ukraine, and shot down a commercial aircraft, and…
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Ranger Rick: We need patriots, not more politicians
It is almost re-election season. Can you smell the stench of federal politicians yet? We have a U.S. representative, Congressman Fred Upton, who has been in office since 1987. While…