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

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…

Editor July 19, 2016

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Monday Moanin’: We spend more on prisons than education

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…

Editor July 17, 2016

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Barry Hastings: Two Congressional Medal of Honor winners

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…

Editor July 17, 2016

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Army Bob: About gender reassignment and the military

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…

Editor July 14, 2016

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Basura: Detroit provided us with good role models in sports

“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…

Editor July 14, 2016

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

“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…

Editor July 12, 2016

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

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…

Editor July 12, 2016

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

(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…

Editor July 10, 2016

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The Muck Starts Here: Barry sheriff ducks debate

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…

Editor July 10, 2016

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

“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…

Editor July 9, 2016