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Army Bob: So what can we do about North Korea?
by Robert M. Traxler So, what do we or a better question is what can we do concerning North Korea? A bit of history, The Empire of Japan conquered and…
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Ranger Rick: Illinois keeps going from bad to worse
The state of Illinois is broke and getting “broker”! Over the weekend, they passed a $5.4 billion tax increase. In the realization of how to cut your own throat because…
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The Subterranean: So how do you watch the movies?
(In anticipation of the Traverse City Film Festival July 25 through July 30) When I watched, saw, experienced, yes, experienced, because a movie is more than just moving pictures, my…
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Army Bob: I tell you the truth that this is the place to be
by Robert M. Traxler Let’s discuss folks’ preconceived opinions of the greater Moline, Dorr, Hopkins, Martin and Wayland areas. Some of you good folks who have lived here your whole…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Canada to blame for Bygone Days delay
Yours truly and wife Coleen spent five days in Canada July 1-5 for an unusual reason — to get away from all of the noise of neighborhood fireworks launched by…
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Ranger Rick: President Trump should keep those tweets flying
The media, both print and electronic (TV and radio) are in a frenzy following and responding to President Donald Trump’s tweets. I think his sheer audacity and direct link to…
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The Subterranean: Pigs notwithstanding, ‘Okja’ not for kids
Review of Okja (2017) Available exclusively on Netflix **1/2 out of five stars Don't let the twenty-six super piggies fool you. This is not a movie for kids. After the…
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One Small Voice: About the kinds of lies and Liar in Chief
There are two kinds of lies. Lies of omission and lies of commission. A lie of omission is when a person fails to give information to someone, thus allowing that person…
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Basura: The beauty of night sky at ‘Windows to the Sea’
"The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Dorr’s soap opera begins 7th chapter
The 3-3 deadlock Thursday on the reappointment of longtime Planning Commission Chairman Bob Wagner represents the beginning of the seventh chapter of the soap opera that is Dorr Township politics.…