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Barry Hastings: So just what is Vladmir Putin really up to?

By Barry Hastings I knew something of real interest was happening when Vlad (the 'new' Impaler) Putin let America know how much he admired "the Donald." He called Trump "a…

Editor August 7, 2016

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Too many history memes don’t tell the rest of the story

My academic career long ago was a mixed bag because I received terrific grades in the social sciences, but mediocre ones in the natural sciences and other disciplines. But I…

Editor August 6, 2016

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Army Bob: Ludicrous to say Russia behind hacked DNC e-mails

Democrats are saying that the posting of the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) 20,000 hacked e-mails on WikiLeaks could have been a Russian Federation intelligence operation designed to damage Mrs. Clinton.…

Editor August 4, 2016

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Democracy Tree: Striking back at GOP’s war on women

by Amy Kerr Hardin “The highest court in the land has affirmed that each of us deserves compassion, respect, and dignity in making health decisions. Now it’s time to work…

Editor August 4, 2016

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Basura: My bid for presidential sweepstakes: No Trump

“You gotta know when to hold ‘em and know when to fold ‘em. . ." — Sung by Kenny Rogers, "The Gambler" Donald Trump has been publicly disrespectful of the…

Editor August 3, 2016

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Ranger Rick: Convention shows just how delusional Dems are

The Mrs. Clinton lovefest is over, time to get back to reality. Being someone whom never liked the Clintons (I never support Marxists, statists or socialists), I have a natural…

Editor August 2, 2016

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Monday Moanin’: Do advanced classes help with college?

When the value of high school is exaggerated By EMILY DERUY, JUL 26, 2016 It turns out that students who take AP classes don’t actually get better college grades. As more students…

Editor July 31, 2016

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Barry Hastings: Manifest Destiny 18 months later, an appraisal

by Barry Hastings Results of our (ever-so-slowly-ending) business in Afghanistan, and badly-ended fool's errand in Iraq, are not going to be pretty — not even cosmetically tolerable. We took action…

Editor July 31, 2016

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Basura: As a Vietnam vet, I highly recommend visiting VA

I just got back from my annual physical with the VA. I go the Wyoming Health Care Center, in Wyoming, Mich., a suburb of Grand Rapids. It happens to be…

Editor July 29, 2016

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Army Bob: Media is a huge part of the problem of terrorism

"If it bleeds it leads." A pattern is emerging after terrorist attacks in the United States and indeed worldwide. The media covers the attack and is enthralled with the attack…

Editor July 28, 2016