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Ranger Rick: Illinois broke and getting more so every day

The state of Illinois is broke. Illinois doesn’t have a budget and is entering its third year without one. The cumulative total of the state’s unpaid bills now surpasses $15,000,000,000!…

Editor June 27, 2017

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The Subterranean: ‘Silence’ a sadly overlooked masterpiece

Review of Silence (2016) Available on DVD, Blu-ray and digital (Amazon Instant Video, Fandango Now, Vudu) and the 1971 Shinoda film is available on FilmStruck ****1/2 out of five stars …

Editor June 26, 2017

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Basura: Crossing the line and the mixing of the races

I’m not old, But I been around a long time. — Delbert McClinton I recently returned a phone call from a woman in Alabama. I’d never met her. Her brother and…

Editor June 25, 2017

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Yes It Is, It’s True: An inspiring, tragic story of Allen Armintrout

The story of Allen Armintrout is both an inspiration and a tragedy. Allen was born profoundly deaf, but overcame his handicap to live a remarkably normal and meaningful life, marked…

Editor June 23, 2017

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One Small Voice: Have we lost the ability to communicate?

by Lynn Mandaville My parents fostered a deep love of language in my sisters and me from our earliest years. There was always a dictionary at the dinner table where…

Editor June 23, 2017

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Army Bob: Gun control about as successful as War on Drugs

Let’s talk gun control. A man wishes to attack his political enemies in Alexandria Va.; he uses two firearms. The over-the-top hate we find in the media is not blamed,…

Editor June 22, 2017

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Treatment for cancer isn’t the horror show it used to be

by Robert M. Traxler It has been three weeks since the last update on the treatments for what is classified as advanced aggressive prostate cancer. As we Americans age, more…

Editor June 21, 2017

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Ranger Rick: Remove statues of all slave-holding presidents

Nations don’t like to show their warts, those times in their history they are not particularly proud and want to cover up. The period of the Civil War certainly must…

Editor June 20, 2017

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The Subterranean: ‘Citizen Jane’ raises debate, intrigue

Citizen Jane: Battle for the City Celebration! Cinema Grand Rapids Woodland and VOD **** (out of five) by Walter G. Tarrow One mark of a good documentary is, while delivering…

Editor June 19, 2017

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Yes It Is, It’s True: Election ’86 was an epiphany on racism

The book "Everybody Lies," offers an interesting appraisal of just who we Americans are in this troubled era of political vitriol and division. Author Seth Stephens-Davidowitz declares "Google is a digital…

Editor June 18, 2017