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Basura: So how was this presidential election rigged?
“Life’s under no obligation to give us what we expect.” — Margaret Mitchell Donald J. Trump — "The electoral college is a disaster for democracy." It was four years ago…
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Ranger Rick: Big 10 guilty of Friday night encroachment
Friday night lights have traditionally been the realm high school varsity football in Michigan and around the nation. Starting in 2017, the Big Ten Conference in its infinite wisdom will…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Stafford still trying to beat curse
EDITOR’S NOTE: I wrote this column two years ago, and I think it’s still relevant and creepy. I’m not a man given to believing in astrology, magic or lucky whale’s…
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Monday Moanin’: Reset clocks and don’t forget to vote
“Spring forward, fall back.” Like clockwork, we follow this humble command twice a year. But what is it doing to our health and well being? The idea behind daylight saving…
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Elect a non-politician Tuesday… choose Donald Trump
by Robert M. Traxler The election nears and it is time to look at who will represent our nation in the near future. No big revelation to the good folks…
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Ranger Rick: Voting for Clinton only continues the rotting
I have to admit, Hillary Clinton has an enormous amount of “political experience.” Just none of it good or even up to what any responsible person would consider competent in…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Lessons from a Daisy Duck fable?
One of the most memorable fables from my childhood, besides Aesop’s tales, came from a Daisy Duck comic book. Yes, from Daisy Duck. There was a period in the mid-1950s…
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Basura: Halloween memories keep flooding back
As college students, my then girlfriend and her roomies hosted what they called a Hairy Buffalo party. Everyone was to dress in costume, and bring some sort of alcoholic beverage.…
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Army Bob: Where there’s smoke there’s fire for Hillary
Well here we go again, a re-examination, a reopening of one just one of the Clinton scandals/criminal investigations. Our good friends on the left, not the far left, are not…
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Monday Moanin’: Lawsuit seeks justice for Flint children
A class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday seeks justice for the children of Flint, who are suffering the effects of months of drinking lead-contaminated tap water while also not receiving adequate special…