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Basura: Let me give you a Democrat’s ‘straw man’ rant

“Did you think you could cross the bridge without paying the toll?” — Lily Morse, author Here is an encyclopedia definition of “straw man”: It is followed by two examples found…

Editor November 21, 2016

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Monday Moanin’: What will Trump do to public education?

What will a Trump Administration mean for supporters of public education? We don’t know very much about President-Elect Donald Trump’s ideas about education. However, during the campaign, Trump briefly presented…

Editor November 20, 2016

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Army Bob: How could everyday rubes win the election?

The progressive long knives are out and they are cutting former Democratic candidate for President, Senator, Secretary of State Hillary R. Clinton into fondue cubes. Victory has a thousand fathers,…

Editor November 17, 2016

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Yes It Is, It’s True: Political fatigue overwhelms me

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." — Edmund Burke Election results last week were disappointing for me on more than a few fronts, but perhaps the most troubling…

Editor November 17, 2016

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Ranger Rick: President-elect Trump to media: ‘Shove it!’

Hillary had everything – money, media in her back pocket and salivating at her every spoken word, sycophants saying she couldn’t be beat, contributors from foreign governments, dictators, moneyed interests…

Editor November 15, 2016

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Democracy Tree: Chief O’Brien must fire officer Peters

EDITOR'S NOTE: Officers Peters Monday night announced his resignation. by Amy Kerr Hardin An Open Letter to Traverse City Police Chief Jeff O’Brien: Dear Chief O’Brien, Fire officer Michael Peters.…

Editor November 14, 2016

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Monday Moanin’: House speaker is 35 and inexperienced

Term Limits: The new Michigan Speaker of the House has 4 years of experience and is 35 years old. I’m sure he’s a bright guy. But four years? Would we…

Editor November 13, 2016

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Barry Hastings: To our young people and young at heart

by Larry Hamp Please, please, do not lose heart over this oh, so close, loss in the recent presidential election. As a democrat and Democrat whose roots go way back…

Editor November 13, 2016

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Yes It Is, It’s True: Did Travis use unfair advantage?

I hear tell that Watson Township Supervisor-elect Kevin Travis may have used an unfair advantage in his campaign recently concluded. Travis, a Republican who defeated incumbent Democrat Pam Brown 524…

Editor November 12, 2016

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Democracy Tree: There’s a sociopath in White House

How I intend to survive this... and you can too. One of the perils of being politically plugged-in is the personal price exacted for having that kind of knowledge constantly…

Editor November 10, 2016