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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

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Yes It Is, It’s True: My unpleasant history with United Way

So many confessions I have made, ‘cause truth got in the way. (With apologies to Joni Mitchell and Judy Collins — “Both Sides Now”) I’ve had an unpleasant history with…

Editor July 7, 2016

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Army Bob: Lynch-Clinton meeting explanations suspicious

by Robert M. Traxler Let’s talk about Attorney General Loretta Lynch’s meeting with former President Bill Clinton. According to the media it was a chance meeting at a private portion…

Editor July 7, 2016

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FBI Director Comey, a hero or villain in e-mail issue?

EDITOR'S NOTE: Bob Moras who went to Wayland High School in the Class of 1966 until he moved to Alpena in 1964, has penned this column about the latest developments…

Editor July 7, 2016