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The Muck Starts Here: Hillary, Elizabeth are rockin’ the vote

by Barry Hastings I hate to start on Trump. He's a downer. The lines of BS, disinformation, misinformation, and spin he weaves make me sick. And even sicker when I…

Editor July 3, 2016

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Yes It Is, It’s True: Please don’t take me out to the ballgame

Contrary to the advertisement broadcast during Detroit Tigers’ telecasts, it’s not my bank and it’s not my ballpark. I’ve never been inside Comerica Park. I’ve never been inside Ford Field.…

Editor July 3, 2016

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Army Bob: Does ‘Shut Trump Up’ respect free speech?

One more classic example of the intolerance of our friends on the left side of the political debate is the violence at Donald Trump for President rallies. The left feels…

Editor June 30, 2016

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Basura: I’m hearing a lot about Trump. It’s not good

In 1952, when Adlai Stevenson was running against Dwight Eisenhower for the presidency, he was told that well-educated, intelligent Americans would vote for him. Stevenson replied, “That’s not enough. I…

Editor June 29, 2016

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Ranger Rick: New World Order is squashed for now

The British exit from the European Union is an example of the same thing that happened before the U.S. Civil War. The British were sick and tired of supporting a…

Editor June 28, 2016

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Monday Moanin’: Results of removing standardized tests

(From the blog of Mister Journalism: Reading, Sharing, Discussing, Learning) By Jeff Salisbury https://misterjournalism.wordpress.com/ Results of Removing Standardized Test Scores from College Admissions | www.hampshire.edu “If we reduce education to…

Editor June 27, 2016

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Democracy Tree: Michigan after 5 Years of GOP tyranny

by Amy Kerr Hardin A Calculated Attack in Progress “It was obvious that House Republicans brought this bill up this week to undermine the petitions that are being gathered across…

Editor June 24, 2016

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Army Bob: Same old political mantra occurs every 4 years

by Robert M. Traxler Every four years we revisit the same trite statements: • The United States is the most divided we have ever been. • The American economy is…

Editor June 23, 2016

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Yes It Is, It’s True: Barber Joe Booker practiced Darwinism

EDITOR'S NOTE: Much of this is reprinted from my column of Dec. 18, 2014 I was sad to learn of the death this week of Joe Booker, a very popular…

Editor June 23, 2016

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Basura: An ex-Marine’s take on the gun control issue

Do I need to rethink my ideas about gun control? After the murders of 26 first-graders at Sandy Hook Elementary School, I was angry. A legally purchased semi-automatic rifle, with…

Editor June 21, 2016