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Barry Hastings: De Bait, De Hook, De Fish, Demise?
by Barry Hastings Strangest debate I've ever seen, one party carrying on as he's carried on since entering the GOP primaries a year ago; the other party acting as she's…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: I’m ‘friends’ with 1st Green drain commissioner
Among famous people I have known, perhaps JoAnne Bier Beemon is the most striking in her being unique and uncompromising. I knew her in my college days and young manhood…
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Army Bob: Trump and GOP believe in free, but also fair trade
by Robert M. Traxler One of the planks in the Republican Party's platform is free but fair trade. No surprise the folks on the left side of the political aisle…
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Basura: Trump’s tax plan is more trickle-down economics
“Top coat, top hat, But I don’t worry, Cuz my wallet’s fat.” ZZ Top, Sharp Dressed Man Donald Trump has released his tax plan. Tax Foundation, an independent entity has…
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Ranger Rick: The ‘deplorable’ gift that keeps on giving
Hillary Clinton, in a recent rant in front of her rabid supporters, smugly proclaimed; “To just be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump’s supporters into what I call…
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Monday Moanin’: Will we pay for private school busing?
Pupil transportation bill clears Michigan House: MI Republicans may force local districts to pay for private, parochial and charter school busing (Posted on the Fix the mitten blog Sept. 24, 2016)…
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Barry Hastings: Trump is making America groan again
By Barry Hastings I'm pleased to see Hillary Clinton getting some sound effort from a pretty good group (far more than Trump) "Flag" officers, retired and active. These are people…
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Democracy Tree: Rep. Lyons sold schools EpiPen monopoly
The controversial former chair of the Michigan House Committee on Education, State Rep. Lisa Posthumus Lyons (R-86), bought a bill of goods in yet another Mylan EpiPen scam and brought…
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Army Bob: What will media do if Donald Trump is elected?
by Robert M. Traxler Let’s talk a bit of what ifs. Reuters reported that Donald Trump is ahead of Hillary Clinton in the electoral college; who knows if it is…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: My confession of betrayal and bullying
“Bless me, Father, for I have sinned…” This might be one of the most difficult columns I’ve ever penned because it’s a confession about my role in abusing, bullying and…