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One Small Voice: Flake, Corker say ‘enough is too much’

Jeff Flake, Republican senator from Arizona, spoke emotionally and articulately from the podium in the halls of Congress earlier this week, informing his colleagues that he would not run for…

Editor October 27, 2017

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Army Bob: Erosion of trust results from eavesdropping

The use of a recording device is an area that can be abused to the point of being unlawful, especially when done by an elected official. We all need to…

Editor October 27, 2017

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Basura: Pleasant memories of coaching soccer return

“Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.” Dr. Seuss When my son was in elementary school, I served as a parent volunteer coach for soccer in the fall,…

Editor October 25, 2017

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Ranger Rick: President Trump, carnival barker extraordinaire

For those of you healing from the 2016 presidential election, if your candidate was not elected, there are a few people to blame. And it’s about time to get over…

Editor October 24, 2017

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Yes It Is, It’s True: We can’t run government like a business

"I mean to say that every day it's just another rotten mess. And when it's going to change, my friend, is anybody's guess. So I'm watching and I'm waiting. Hoping…

Editor October 22, 2017

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The Subterranean: ‘Lucky’ is a slow, satisfying end journey

A review of Lucky ****1/2 out of five stars Currently in limited release by Walter G. Tarrow A raw, honest and bittersweet portrait of the loner as a very old…

Editor October 22, 2017

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Basura: Trump’s call to Sgt. Johnson’s widow ‘oafish’

AUTHOR'S NOTE: This isn’t what I wanted to be writing. I had in mind something about coaching youth soccer at an elementary school. Maybe that’ll still happen. But I can’t…

Editor October 20, 2017

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Yes It Is, It’s True: It’s hard to applaud when abandoned

“I got a letterman's sweater with the letter in front I got for football and track. I'm proud to wear it now When I cruise around the other parts of the town, I…

Editor October 19, 2017

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One Small Voice: NRA members should call out leaders

Back when I was in college in 1969, part of my liberal arts curriculum required two semesters of physical education. Never terribly athletic, I was pleased to see that one…

Editor October 19, 2017

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Army Bob: Can we be jailed for using the wrong pronoun?

A headline from the Associated Press read “California criminalizes speech;” the AP story reported: “Violators of the provisions in the law could be charged with a misdemeanor, meaning that they…

Editor October 19, 2017