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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…
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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…
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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…
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Ranger Rick: Wayland City needs to re-examine tax rate
In the 1950s through the 1960s, Wayland was a booming town and those returning service people from World War II and Korea were anxious to get on with their lives.…
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The Subterranean: Why don’t you see ‘Blade Runner 2049?’
A review of Blade Runner 2049 ****1/2 out of five stars Currently in theaters by Walter G. Tarrow When did our nation’s sense of wonder give way to shock and…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: We can learn a lot from ‘Vietnam’ series
I'm almost done with the Ken Burns-Lynn Novick PBS series on Vietnam and I find it to be the most comprehensive survey of one of the most controversial wars the U.S.…
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Army Bob: We need to be careful about rewriting history
by Robert M. Traxler We need to be careful in rewriting history; it is hard to learn the lessons of history when it has been erased or rewritten. Could it…
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One Small Voice: Difference between protest, disrespect?
Something weird has been happening inside my head of late. Breaking through my thoughts of anger and frustration at current events (our administration in Washington and the shooting in Las…
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Ranger Rick: Now liberals are silent on Harvey Weinstein
It is hilarious to watch the liberals defend their own over sexual predation, sexual appetites, sexual perversions, sexual urges, and just plain old Bubba attacks. I guess Harvey the rabbit…
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Basura: Will eliminating bump stocks solve the problem?
“A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.” — Steve Martin Can it be that a gun control idea has formed that is so weak and ineffectual that even…