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Guest column: We are proud Spartans, despite Nassar

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is a guest column written by Pamela Heijerman, a sophomore at Michigan State University and an alumna of Martin High School. by Pamela Heijerman With multiple sexual…

Editor February 3, 2018

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Army Bob: Mexico’s higher killing rate and drug trade

According to a report attributed to Reuters, the year 2016 saw 25,000 murders in Mexico. The United States, according to the FBI Uniform Crime Report, saw nearly 17,250 murders in…

Editor February 1, 2018

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The Subterranean: ‘Paddington 2’ softens hardest heart

**** out of five stars Currently in theaters by Walter G. Tarrow The sweetest movie ever made. A treacly confection lovingly crafted to soften the hardest of hearts. And for you…

Editor February 1, 2018

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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…

Editor January 30, 2018

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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…

Editor January 30, 2018

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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…

Editor January 26, 2018

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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…

Editor January 26, 2018

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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…

Editor January 25, 2018

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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…

Editor January 23, 2018

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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...…

Editor January 23, 2018