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Ranger Rick: Fla. Teacher of Year debunks gun control
RANGER RICK'S NOTE: This is an article I viewed a few weeks after the shooting that killed 17 students and teachers in Florida. Ms. Kelly Guthrie Raley says it well…
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Army Bob: Opioids vs. heroin, and supply and demand
by Robert M. Traxler “Drug overdoses have since become the leading cause of death of Americans under 50, with two-thirds of those deaths from opioids. In 2016, the crisis decreased…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: A pox on local politicos who diss kids
“Come mothers and fathers Throughout the land And don't criticize What you can't understand Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command Your old road is Rapidly agin'. Please…
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The Subterranean: ‘Flint Town’ is just a cop opera
by Walter G. Tarrow An overlong, tiresome, ultimately pointless episode of “Cops” A **1/2 review of the documentary series “Flint Town” showing exclusively on Netflix A documentary film, as opposed…
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Ranger Rick: Media having a cow over Trump-N. Korea
Last week it was announced President Donald Trump planned to meet with Kim Jung Un, the leader of North Korea. This made the fake news announcers' and pundits heads' explode.…
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Army Bob: Forstchen’s series a very scary scenario
by Robert M. Traxler This may be a large surprise to the good folks on the left, but those of us on the right do read books. A series of…
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One Small Voice: Pop culture fueling an awakening?
One of the first lessons I learned when I got my job as librarian at the Henika Library in Wayland was that I needed to immerse myself in popular culture…
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Ranger Rick: Unions have crooked management history
I was perusing through the Web, looking for information about several things and I came across a UAW and Chrysler story about a Chrysler official, Alphons Iacobelli, paying off a…
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The Subterranean: Check out these overlooked gems
by Walter G. Tarrow For those who care, Oscar turns 90 on Sunday, March 4. But every year for the past 33 years, the day before the Academy Awards, the…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Wally Wakeman an independent hero
One of the best things about my weekly visits at Then & Now Historical Library in Dorr is the opportunity to learn about remarkable people in the Wayland area's past.…