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Time for Army Bob to go on offense vs. prostate cancer

Time for Army Bob to go on offense vs. prostate cancer

by Robert M. Traxler After months on the defensive (androgen deprivation therapy) stopping the advancement of the disease with drugs, thankfully the time has finally arrived to go on the…

Editor April 23, 2017

Army Bob: People on the left now the wing-nut jobs

Army Bob: People on the left now the wing-nut jobs

“The Republican Party has become the most dangerous organization in world history.” — Mr. Noam Chomsky. Genghis Kahn destroyed complete races of humans, killing every man, woman and child. The…

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Editor April 20, 2017

Yes It Is, It’s True: We’re going there in a handbasket

It wasn’t just because Earth Day (April 22) was approaching that I watched the excellent PBS documentary about Rachel Carson, author of the ground-breaking “Silent Spring.” It was because I…

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Editor April 20, 2017

Ranger Rick: Mrs. Clinton needs to retire from public life

We all have endured the long and hard fought presidential election in 2016. After such turmoil, you would think the newly elected president and the loser would be in two…

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Editor April 18, 2017

Barry Hastings: Trump distraction and the Coast Guard

By Barry Hastings The Donald's recent cruise missile attack on Assad's military airbase in Syria was nothing more (or less) than another attempt to distract Americans from his administration's "Russian…

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Editor April 16, 2017

Basura: Is President Donald Trump suffering from illness?

“All will be revealed.” — Anon. What’s going on with Donald Trump? He seems to lack a consistent point of view. In the last few days he’s reversed himself (walked…

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Editor April 15, 2017

Army Bob: Truth indeed is a casualty of civil wars

Army Bob: Truth indeed is a casualty of civil wars

Sarin gas was used in the Syrian civil war. As our own civil war will attest, civil wars are the most vicious. In ours, 2% of the entire nation died,…

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Editor April 14, 2017

Ranger Rick: The musings of a right-wing deplorable

There are several things that bother me, and should you, in terms of judicial confirmation,education and local government. • Judicial – The senate confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch has been…

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Editor April 11, 2017

Army Bob: Let’s legalize, tax and regulate marijuana

Army Bob: Let’s legalize, tax and regulate marijuana

Let’s talk about the use of medical marijuana. The American Cancer Society reports, “Smoked marijuana delivers THC and other cannabinoids to the body, but it also delivers harmful substances to…

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Editor April 6, 2017

Yes It Is, It’s True: A look at ‘Hail Mary’ prayers answered

In baseball, it’s the walk-off hit or walk-off homer. In football, it’s the “Hail Mary” pass. In basketball, it’s the buzzer-beater. All of them represent some of the most thrilling…

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Editor April 4, 2017