Columns – Page 164

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…

Editor December 11, 2017

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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…

Editor December 9, 2017

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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…

Editor December 8, 2017

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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…

Editor December 7, 2017

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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…

Editor December 5, 2017

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Ranger Rick: Look for good economic times ahead!

I really hate it when the economy is doing well. Jobs are created, business activity increases, people are spending money, and the traffic increases. That means terrible things — increasing…

Editor December 5, 2017

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The Subterranean: Enjoy the 12 Off Days of Christmas

Tis the season... by Walter G. Tarrow While you await my next review, I’m serving up an early holiday treat. Twelve off the beaten path of 34th Streets and Wonderful…

Editor December 3, 2017

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One Small Voice: Let’s converse about sexual harrassment

I have been pondering various aspects of the sexual harassment tsunami that has washed over us throughout the last couple of months. I have been reading as much as I…

Editor December 1, 2017

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Army Bob: Kind words indispensible when battling cancer

In the American Continental Army there was a saying that anyone can be a sunshine patriot or fair-weather soldier. The true test of people is adversity, how we handle it, how…

Editor December 1, 2017

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Ranger Rick: Is the JFK assassination relevant today?

Where were you on Friday Nov. 22, 1963? If you were alive and of age to remember the darkness that hung over the country after the assassination of President John…

Editor November 28, 2017