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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Ranger Rick: Is college really necessary for success?
A college degree is now a pipe dream, an unattainable goal without the help of federal government loans. A young man came to me a few years ago and asked…
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Barry Hastings: Constitution trumps the ever-hasty Trump
by Barry Hastings "Another mangled operation" is the only way to judge the roll-out of Trump's 'immigration plan earlier this month. A pretty poorly vetted special ops attack (claimed successful)…
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Democracy Tree: Yes, Russians can hack U.S. elections
“So, when you’re talking about an advanced attacker, like a nation-state, unfortunately mere disconnection of the voting machines themselves from the internet isn’t enough to stop them.” — J. Alex…
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Army Bob: Alt-left violence could beget more violence
Let’s talk about left wing violence and why it is growing. The progressive/socialist movement will tell us it is fine to assault Nazis because they are violent, it is fine…
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Ranger Rick: Common sense on the road not so common
I’m sure you see many things while driving that make you think about what the other driver is thinking or doing. I try to keep my eyes not only on…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: We personally recall snapshots of history
Just the other day, I played the progressive rock group The Nice’s version of “Rondo a la Turk,” a variation from the Piano Sonata No. 15 by Mozart and the…