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The Subterranean: Looking ahead to the Golden Globes
“And the winner is...” Thirty years ago, when “The Last Emperor” won the award for Best Picture, was the last time anyone officially said those words at the annual Academy…
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Army Bob: Liberal media still acting like a jilted lover
ABC News announced Dec. 2 that it suspended investigative reporter Brian Ross for four weeks without pay after he was forced to correct a bombshell on-air report about Michael Flynn…
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Ranger Rick: The new year brings lots of good news
Happy New Year everyone! The winning just keeps happening. More people working, less people on unemployment, and profits are up. This is good news for African-Americans as the unemployment rate…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: I binge watched 4 bowl games in ’57
Sixty-one years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play... No. It was 61 years ago today that I spent the first entire day of my youth watching football…
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Basura: My New Year’s resolutions for 2018
• Add to my art collection, with pieces that complement items like my Mariachi Santa, armadillo carving, ironwood turtle, robed mudmen, and assorted Buddha icons. • Visit my old Marine…
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One Small Voice: Reflections on new year’s resolutions
It's the end of another year, which has me thinking about several things, seemingly related, but not really. (I'm sure there's a word for that.) Specifically, I'm wondering about calendars,…
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Army Bob: Liberals too often are zip code elitists
Let’s discuss the preconceived notions folks generate in their minds. I have a friend who, every time he speaks about the good folks in Dorr Township, does it in a…
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Ranger Rick: Response to Ms. Mandaville’s comments
As the esteemed contributor Lynn Mandaville responded to the recent column by Robert Traxler (Army Bob), a response to her statements and questions is needed to get to the root…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: ‘War on Christmas’ is war on truth
“No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot…
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Basura: The story of Jasper and his ivory collection
“Because it happened to you doesn’t mean it’s interesting.” — Anonymous (yeah, but it doesn’t mean it isn’t, either) Years ago I had reason to visit an elderly man living…