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Basura: Misadventures in flying to Cockburn Town
“Tell me, what do you plan to do With your one wild and precious life?” — Mary Oliver, from her anthology of poetry We were going from Providenciales on Caicos…
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Ranger Rick: Chicken Littles still insist the sky is falling
The recent death of John Coleman, creator of the Weather Channel and the Good Morning America weathercaster, is good news for those myopic, zombie, global warming/global climate change folks or…
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One Small Voice: When will we solve gun violence issue?
by Lynn Mandaville School shootings are part of a "crime wave" evolving in our country, says White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. (It started under the Obama administration, dontcha…
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Army Bob: Sean Penn running off at the mouth again
On Jan. 12 in an Op-Ed in Time magazine, Sean Penn penned: “The solution to our current divisiveness does not live in the White House. Instead, we will find unity only…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Local tax issues are complicated
“My goal is to cut government in half in 25 years, to get it down to the size where we can drown it in the bathtub.” — Grover Norquist Columnist…
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Ranger Rick: Media pounces on a phony development
Imagine reading an invitation note that says the President wants the pleasure of your company in a private meeting about immigration policy. Little Dick Durbin, a known liar and teller…
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The Subterranean: ‘Star Wars’ space opera has nostalgia
A Review of Star Wars: The Last Jedi **** out of five stars Currently in theaters by Walter G. Tarrow A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...…
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Guest column: The false narrative about DACA issue
by Jeff Smith, Grand Rapids Institute for Information Democracy On Friday, young immigrants, who have been the beneficiaries of the DACA ("Dreamers") program, held a rally/action in downtown Grand Rapids.…
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One Small Voice: The tale of the ogre vs. the Dreamers
I have an idea for a modern fairy tale. I have all the key elements. A downtrodden people, hoping to escape destitution, violence and oppression. A shining kingdom with a…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: There exist some misunderstandings
"I report what I see and hear... and sometimes on I comment on it." — Me, David T. Young Apparently the time is long past overdue for me to explain…