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Ranger Rick: Anger at NRA misguided, unproductive
My good friend (Army Bob) wrote to me, “To blame a weapon for a crime is like blaming a pencil for a ransom letter.” Great analogy with which I agree!…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: NIMBY is losing urban sprawl wars
NIMBY, "Not in My Back Yard," has been getting a real workout in this area lately. NIMBY most often is associated with people who say they want prisons, but not…
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One Small Voice: Barbara Bush and Minnie the Moocher
by Lynn Mandaville Two things of significance in our lives transpired this past week. Barbara Bush, a noted animal lover, made peace with her declining health and decided to cease…
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Army Bob: Is network news dead or just dying?
The first State of the Union address given by President Donald Trump had the second most viewers of any State of the Union Address in the past 25 years. The…
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Ranger Rick: Trump fights Cloward-Piven takeover
Below is the classic socialist strategy to turn a productive, growing, healthy capitalist system into a pile of dung. My liberal friends in this publication excoriate me by my insistence…
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The Subterranean: ‘Ready Player One’ fun with gaming
Review of Ready Player One *** 1/2 out of five stars Currently in theaters “Shall we play a game?” — Joshua, the AI, in WarGames (1983) by Walter G. Tarrow…
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Basura: So my dad’s tougher than your dad
“Why shouldn’t things be largely absurd, futile, and transitory? They are so, and we are so, and they and we go very well together.” — George Santayana, philosopher, essayist, poet, and…
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Yes It Is It’s True: United we stand, but divided we fall
A funny thing happened on the way home from the forum Tuesday night. I came to the painfully obvious conclusion that the United States of America really is a house…
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One Small Voice: The ghost of Dust Bowl visits Arizona
by Lynn Mandaville There is a horrid wail coming from the television, and a broad red band with a severe weather warning appears at the bottom of the screen. If…
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Army Bob: Will left and right move more to the center?
Former Secretary of State, First Lady, United States Senator from New York and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton keeps reliving and rationalizing her loss to President Donald Trump. In a speech…