Columns – Page 186

Army Bob: Gotta love capitalism and a better mousetrap

Got to love capitalism. Watching the news, it appears that the new weapon of peaceful non-lethal protesters in both camps is pepper spray. In at least a dozen protests and…

Editor March 9, 2017

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Yes It Is, It’s True: It wasn’t the same Troy Sevigny

Townbroadcast published its customary "Bygone Days" column this week that included a report of the expulsion of Troy Sevigny from Wayland High School for bringing a sawed-off shotgun and ammunition…

Editor March 9, 2017

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Ranger Rick: The deplorables have brought U.S. a new day

Now that the political dust has somewhat settled, and with all the consternation and hand-wringing by the Democrats about Donald Trump’s win, they are still asking themselves “what the hell…

Editor March 7, 2017

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Yes It Is, It’s True: They take advantage of our emotions

“Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.” — British philosopher Samuel Johnson, 1775. These were harsh words from a great 18th century thinker and philosopher, but they become relevant…

Editor March 4, 2017

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Army Bob: Nancy Pelosi failed leader of hate Trump crowd

by Robert M. Traxler House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi made the following statement in referring to President Donald Trump’s nominating Judge Neil Gorsuch for the vacancy on the United States…

Editor March 2, 2017

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Barry Hastings: Shades of Uncle Joe, Benito and Addie

by Barry Hastings That's Joseph Stalin, Benito Mussolini and Adolph Hitler, who all began their dictatorial and murderous regimes by undermining, then destroying the free press in their respective nations,…

Editor March 2, 2017

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Ranger Rick: Don’t drink the climate change Kool-Aid

To those who claim skeptics of Global Warming or Global Climate Change are kooks, nuts or any other words of derision, let me remind you what “science” is, and the…

Editor February 28, 2017

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Democracy Tree: Let’s put an end to gerrymandering

by Amy Kerr Hardin “For the party in control of the map-making, the main objective is to herd the opposing party’s voters into the fewest legislative districts possible while spreading…

Editor February 26, 2017

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Yes It Is, It’s True: Avery Hudson broke Ron Kidney’s record

"History is bunk." — Henry Ford This I know is true: Wayland High School senior point guard Avery Hudson broke the individual single game school scoring record Friday night with…

Editor February 25, 2017

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Army Bob: I repeat — all work is honorable, necessary

Going on a drive down memory lane, I remember a radio program featuring a guy named Paul Harvey, called “That’s the Way It Was.” The program was part mystery, part…

Editor February 23, 2017