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Yes It Is, It’s True: I choose Canada for the Fourth of July
"You can run but you can't hide" dates back to a taunt made by boxer Joe Louis during his fight against Billy Conn in 1941, according to Wikipedia. “There must…
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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!…
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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 …
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…