Columns – Page 194

Ranger Rick: Chicago’s Democratic Machine runs out of gas

July 19, 2016

Both Chicago and Detroit are twins in that both are in dire straits – both essentially bankrupt (more expenditures than revenue) – to you Marxists and liberals, that means there isn’t enough money to pay your bills, so deficits are always showing up on the yearly ledgers. How did this...

Monday Moanin’: We spend more on prisons than education

July 17, 2016

Michigan spends more on prisons than public education Michigan is one of seven states that increased spending on corrections more than five times as fast as it did on public education over the last three decades. That's according to a report released today by the U.S. Department of Education. Overall, across...

Barry Hastings: Two Congressional Medal of Honor winners

July 17, 2016

By Barry Hastings Over a period of some time, I've been trying to collect material related to the deeds of 36 Michigan soldiers who won the Medal of Honor during the South's rebellion, 1860-65. The one thing all have in common is service in Michigan Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry units....

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Army Bob: About gender reassignment and the military

July 14, 2016

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter was asked if the military will pay for sex change operations deemed “medically necessary,” now that transgender folks will be allowed to enlist in the armed forces. His answer was an unqualified yes. The term “medically necessary” is the 800-pound gorilla in the room; just...

Basura: Detroit provided us with good role models in sports

July 14, 2016

“Why has (sport) become so obsessive a pleasure for so many of us? It seems clear to me that a primary attraction of the sport is the opportunity it gives to release aggression physically without being arrested for felonious assault.” — Nat Hentoff, an American historian, novelist, jazz country music...

Yes It Is, It’s True: Wicked media gives people what they want

July 12, 2016

“When airplanes take off and land safely, it’s not news… It’s when they crash.” — David T. Young The media in these modern times has been taking a lot of heat for its role in the awful violent developments we’ve been seeing and hearing about. Some of the criticism is...

Ranger Rick: We in America have strayed too far from God

July 12, 2016

Not being a particular outwardly religious person, inside, I am blessed with my love of Jesus Christ and consider myself a Christian. I see the decline of people describing themselves as Christian and church attendance is at an all-time low. During the decline of religion, I see the rise of...

Monday Moanin’: Why is early education workers’ pay so low?

July 10, 2016

(From the blog of Mister Journalism: Reading, Sharing, Discussing, Learning) By Jeff Salisbury https://misterjournalism.wordpress.com/ If early-childhood education is so critical why do we pay workers so little? Nearly half the families of Michigan's child care workers rely on public assistance, report says By Brian McVicar | bmcvicar@mlive.com Follow on Twitter http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/07/nearly_half_of_michigans_child.html While...

The Muck Starts Here: Barry sheriff ducks debate

July 10, 2016

by Barry Hastings Claiming a woman from, "the Jordan camp," had threatened his family," at a meet-the-candidate affair a week or so ago, controversial Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf now says such a debate is, "Off the table - completely off the table." Many people over here are laughing up...

Basura: What about ‘with liberty and justice for all?’

July 9, 2016

“If we take an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth, we end up a nation of blind, toothless people.” — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I awoke to discover police officers were killed – murdered – in Dallas, likely as a response to police matters in...

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