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Army Bob: Progressives smell blood in the water

April 20, 2023

by Robert M. Traxler A very few right-wing commentators are saying that the right must use the tools invented by the left to counter the out-of-control march to socialism. Conservative media people, like Daniel John Bongino and Steve Hilton among others, are calling for district attorneys in red states to...

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Yes It’s True: Don’t tell us how Americans should live

April 16, 2023

A terrific quote from the 1990s documentary “Who Killed the Electric Car?” was an observer’s comment about the EV movement as environmentalists’ attempts to “make us live like Europeans.” I thought about this again while noticing newfangled movements from merry Olde England to start thinking about “15-minute cities” and the...

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You can eat Chickpea Crunch almost at once

April 16, 2023

by Kathy Hamman Miller Ingredients: 29 ounce can of Chick Peas 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon cumin 1 tablespoon smoked paprika 1 teaspoon garlic 1 teaspoon chili powder Salt to taste Instructions: Drain, rinse, and pat dry the canned chick peas. In a medium dish mix oil with the...

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Army Bob: We should give a damn about Russia, China

April 13, 2023

by Robert M. Traxler In 1910 Japan invaded Korea; we did not care. In 1931 Japan invaded Manchuria; we did not care. When Japan invaded the rest of China in 1937, we covertly sent a few aircraft and volunteer pilots, but in reality, did not care. In 1936 the Germans...

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Sour Dill Rye Bread sturdy enough to make Reubens

April 9, 2023

by Kathy Hamman Miller Baking bread from scratch can be time consuming, but that does not mean it’s difficult. Most of the time involved is simply letting the dough rise and bake. The actual hands on time is small. Thanks, Helene Matecki, for sharing your recipe! Check out the benefits...

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Army Bob: Mainstream media essentially ignores wingnuts on the left

April 6, 2023

by Robert M. Traxler “Author and neuroscientist Sam Harris raised eyebrows on Twitter Thursday over comments he made about Hunter Biden, saying that his alleged laptop controversy was less significant than the potential damage Donald Trump could do to "democracy." "Hunter Biden literally could have had the corpses of children...

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Broccoli Feta Fritters good side dish for steak, chicken

April 2, 2023

Ingredients: 1-10.8 ounce bag of broccoli thawed 2 cloves or 2 tsp minced garlic 1/3 cup flour of choice 1/3 cup mozzarella shredded cheese 1/3 cup feta cheese crumbled 3 tablespoons chopped dill 1 teaspoon of your favorite seasoning salt 3 eggs lightly beaten Instructions: Drain and thaw frozen broccoli,...

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Yes It’s True: We really are our own worst enemies

April 1, 2023

“We have met the enemy and he is us.” — Walt Kelly, in “Pogo” The above quote is perhaps among the top three for me, alongside George Carlin’s “Nobody seems to notice, nobody seems to care” and Georges Santayana’s “Those who don’t learn from history are condemned to repeat it.”...

Guest Column: Please vote yes in the May 2 election

March 31, 2023

by Erin Stepek Erin Stepek Please vote yes May 2 for our students and the community. My family was attracted to Wayland as we searched for homes in 2020 for two reasons: proximity to our jobs in both the Grand Rapids area and Kalamazoo, and the strong reputation of its...

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Army Bob: Woke crazies are told by good folks ‘enough’

March 30, 2023

by Robert M. Traxler Well, it is starting to happen, the inevitable backlash to the over-the-top purely dumb Woke movement. If you study history this is a no-brainer; society swings left to an extent that only the 2% who are the most dedicated progressive/socialists/wonks will approve of, then the majority...

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