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Army Bob: Dealing with North Korea is always difficult

by Robert M. Traxler The government of Socialist North Korea is said to be returning the remains of 55 Americans (perhaps some of other United Nations forces, not Americans) who…

Editor August 3, 2018

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Ranger Rick: Left Coast politics brought on its own problems

The past few weeks have experienced high temperatures in California, Arizona and a number of other western states. The high heat and low humidity have made the chance for wildfires…

Editor July 31, 2018

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The Subterranean: Latest ‘Mission’ is all about Tom Cruise

Review of Mission Impossible: Fallout **** 1/2 out of five stars Currently in wide release by Walter G. Tarrow Tight, taut and twisty thriller right up there with the best…

Editor July 29, 2018

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Army Bob: Democratic socialists really are a tiny minority

Well, it is time for me to beat the drum of anti-socialism once again. You may think this is an obsession, but the American Constitution is important to me; I…

Editor July 26, 2018

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Basura: Trump can get tough with an all-caps tweet

“By his own account, in 1976, when he was starting his career, Donald Trump was worth $200 million. Today, he says he’s worth $8 billion. If he’d just put that…

Editor July 24, 2018

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Yes It Is, It’s True: A troubled history of Fair Housing Act

I've long been a huge fan of the weekly radio program "This American Life" on National Public Radio. I've always found it interesting and thought provoking. I often peruse the…

Editor July 24, 2018

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Ranger Rick: ‘Fake News’ has a tizzy after Helsinki

The meeting in Helsinki between President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin has the fake media and Democrats in end of the world apoplectic tizzy. They examine body language and…

Editor July 24, 2018

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One Small Voice: Local journalism is best and fairest

https://www.allgeneralizationsarefalse.com/ by Lynn Mandaville I recently saw a posting of a media bias chart from the web site All Generalizations Are False (URL given above). Depicted as a bell curve…

Editor July 23, 2018

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Subterranean: ‘Sorry to Bother You’ vs. corporate greed

Review of Sorry to Bother You **** out of five stars Currently showing at Celebration! Cinemas and by Walter G. Tarrow More than a year ago, in May 2017, I…

Editor July 22, 2018

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Yes It Is, It’s True: Good candidate forum is hard to find

"Go and hear the candidates debate" — Simon & Garfunkel, "Mrs. Robinson." I've covered political candidate forums for almost as long as I've been a community journalist, more than 40…

Editor July 21, 2018