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The Subterranean: Gain the world, but lose your soul
Reviews of Phantom Thread and All the Money in the World **** out of five stars for both Currently on video (check your local library for these and many other…
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One Small Voice: Education crisis affects food bank
by Lynn Mandaville I was awakened this Sunday morning very early by the sounds of someone fidgeting around at our front door. I didn't think much of it, because in…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Nepotism side effect of term limits
"No matter who you vote for, the government always gets in." — The Bonzo Dog Band I've railed against term limits for a long time now, more than two decades…
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Army Bob: Only the perfect can be Great Americans?
by Robert M. Traxler To Quote Wikipedia, the below is a direct quote and not my words: “Many Native American tribes practiced some form of slavery before the European introduction…
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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…