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Basura: The Ogres and the use of Japanese bamboo bats
I just got back from North Carolina and my plane's in-flight magazine had a little article on wood bats. Some guy, Joe Marucci, had a kid who wanted a wood…
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Democracy Tree: Here’s how to follow the Michigan GOP money
by Amy Kerr Hardin There’s a new easy-to-use tool now available to follow the money in Michigan politics: “Right now, it can be difficult for a member of the public…
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Army Bob: Why do we see home-grown Islamic terrorists?
by Robert M. Traxler Home-grown terrorists are a new threat to our nation; perhaps it is a good idea to ask ourselves why now and never before in our long…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…