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One Small Voice: For our friends in Houston, send money
by Lynn Mandaville The name Harvey used to evoke in me memories of an old Jimmy Stewart film about a wealthy, eccentric man named Elwood P. Dowd whose companion is…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Remove ‘bullshit’ from banned words list
I hereby humbly ask the Federal Communications Commission to lift its unfair ban on the word “bullshit” in the mistaken belief it is profane. The word has climbed into common…
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Ranger Rick: Trumpkins of the world unite, enjoy the ride!
Whenever I would write an article and mention Barack Obama and was chastised for not addressing him as President Obama, I agreed with their viewpoint, and as much as I…
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The Subterranean: Waging bloody war in clean office space.
Review of Drone ***1/2 out of five stars Currently available in video "Drone" is a taut little thriller about Neil Wistin (Sean Bean), an employee of a military contractor to…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Like old CBS ad, ‘Have we got a fall for you’
"Surprise, Surprise, Surprise" — Gomer Pyle on "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Gomer Pyle USMC." It’s only been a little more than a week into the fall sports season, and…
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Army Bob: Police body cameras are both good and bad
by Robert M. Traxler Let’s talk about police body cameras. Our friends who do not care for the police (mostly folks on the far-left side of the argument but not…
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One Small Voice: Grandkids a big reason for moving west
It has been a "frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!" (from Lewis Carroll's JABBERWOCKY). We spent the entire afternoon at our son Randy's house, cavorting in the pool with his little boys,…
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Basura: Where are the Trumpkins on Trump’s tribulations
Trumpkins, where are you? (Sung to the tune of "Frere Jacque, Frere Jacque") Where are Trumpkins? Where are Trumpkins? How are you today, sir? How are you today, sir? Run…
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Ranger Rick: I don’t think Charlottesville was spontaneous
Now that we've seen and heard the hysteria and outrage of the what happened at Charlottesvile, Va., and the aftermath of comments both in print and mass media, let…
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Army Bob: Don’t remove monuments of brave soldiers
by Robert M. Traxler The current debate is whether we remove monuments to the Confederacy. I have no problem with removing monuments to the Confederate States of America (CSA), none,…