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Yes It Is, It’s True: When will we have had enough?
"Oh yeah? What are you going to do about it?" — Classic prelude to a playground fight. I've been seeing and reading a lot of posts lately on Facebook from…
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One Small Voice: Sexual assault allegations — who’s next?
by Lynn Mandaville In the land of hyperbole, Doug Jones, in a landslide victory, was victorious over Roy Moore to clinch the coveted senate seat in Alabama Tuesday, a seat…
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Army Bob: Feel-good gun bans would solve no problems
“Go loco with the heater, 9 mil-limeter 9-millimeter, millimeter, millimeter, pop pop Go loco with the heater, 9 mil-limeter 9-millimeter, millimeter, millimeter, pop pop. “ — 9mm, Krayzie Bone 2009…
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The Subterranean: Worst. Holiday. Movie. Title. Ever.
(A review of The Man Who Invented Christmas) **** out of five stars Currently in theaters by Walter G. Tarrow A Dickens of a Twist on A Christmas Carol No,…
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Ranger Rick: ‘Gov. Moonbeam’ is still ruining California
California Gov. Jerry Brown was on "60 Minutes" last night. As with all public servants, I honor their time and efforts to provide good government for citizens, but as with…
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Basura: Surprisingly satisfying adventures in mentoring
"It takes a village to raise a child." — African proverb, often cited by Hillary Rodham Clinton I’ve found that, in my current life, I missed interacting with children. A neighborhood…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Cannabis vote will be in November ’18
I hereby offer my humble, but sincere apologies to the Watson Township Board and Planning Commission. I was wrong, and you were right. I publicly but incorrectly stated Wednesday and…
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One Small Voice: Will we make ‘MeToo’ a cultural shift?
"Where have all the good men gone and where are all the gods?" — "Holding Out For A Hero" by Steiner and Pitchford, c1984, written for the soundtrack for FOOTLOOSE…
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Army Bob: ISIL/ISIS is circling the drain of history
by Robert M. Traxler “A pro-ISIS media group continued its online verbal jihad against the Vatican and Christmas today, with a threat accompanied by an image of a jihadist and…
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Lawton hands Lady Clippers 1st hoops loss of season
by Austin Marsman The Martin girls' varsity basketball team absorbed its first defeat of the season Tuesday, 52-42, at the hands of SAC rival Lawton. The Lady Clippers just couldn’t…