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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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The Subterranean: Flipping genres with ‘The Bad Batch’
A review of The Bad Batch **** out of five stars Currently available on video. by Walter G. Tarrow It’s astonishing how Ana Lily Amirpour flips established genre films completely…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Females made dental visits less terrifying
"My fear of dentists is stronger than my fear of death." — A really terrible tweak on Marty Robbins' legendary "El Paso," 1960. But it was true. In my tender…