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Basura: So is Donald Trump the ‘Macho Man’ he projects?
“If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire…
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Army Bob: Media hates Trump because he didn’t pay to play
by Robert M. Traxler Our friends in the Democrat Party are parroting the line that the swamp President Donald Trump needs to drain is found at the corner of Wall…
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Ranger Rick: Surprise — Democrats are lousy tippers
There was a recent study done on tipping for services rendered in restaurants. The subjects used as parameters were men, women, Democrat, Republican, generation and area of United States. Most…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: The chickens are coming home to roost
The City of Wayland seems to be the latest municipality poised to be chicken friendly, with local officials drawing up a proposed ordinance for consideration. The way things are looking,…
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The Subterranean: ‘Dunkirk’ a masterwork without heart
Review of Dunkirk Currently in wide release *** out of four stars by Walter G. Tarrow I fought in Vietnam, yet I am a pacifist, but I also get tears…
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One Small Voice: I have a different take about obituaries
by Lynn Mandaville I am one of those who feel that we, as Americans, in this age of social media, give away much too much about ourselves. It’s an insidious…
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One Small Voice: President Trump has no clue about protocol
by Lynn Mandaville The United States State Department plays a very important role in the ways America interacts and interrelates with other nations around the world. One aspect of those…
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The Subterranean: The most ‘specist’ movie ever made
Review of War for the Planet of the Apes **** (out of five stars) Currently in wide release by Walter G. Tarrow Get your hands off me, you damn dirty…
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Army Bob: The times they are a-changin’ on Supreme Court
by Robert M. Traxler Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy is rumored to be contemplating retirement. I have always been interested in how the Supreme Court came to be the arbitrator,…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Beware of nefarious anecdotal evidence
Philosophy 101 with Plato’s Republic was my introduction to the concept of inductive reasoning and later anecdotal evidence. My earliest brush with inductive reasoning was the statement, “This is a…