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The Muck Starts Here: The expanded complaint department
by Barry Hastings I've long held an opinion the Donald would soon put this foot down his throat with an off-the-cuff remark. On the iast day of March (it went…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Subs still treated like bottom feeders
I hear tell this week that for the third straight year the least desirable (professional) job in America is newspaper reporter. Though I totally agree with the economic reasons, I…
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Army Bob: Has Ex-President Bill Clinton lost his edge?
by Robert M. Traxler Former President Clinton is working hard to see Senator Hillary Clinton elected to the presidency. The problem is that the President Clinton of today is not…
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Democracy Tree: False promise of spreadsheet public policy
“The people of Flint got stuck on the losing end of decisions driven by spreadsheets instead of water quality and public health.” — Dennis Schornack, Aide to Gov. Snyder by…
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Basura: The difference between remorse and regret
I wish that I knew then, What I know now, When I was younger. — Rod Stewart, Every Picture Tells a Story Remorse and regret are not the…
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Ranger Rick: Jimmy Dean and the IOUs to your Mom
I was listening to an oldies station the other day and came across this gem from Jimmy Dean. You probably know him as the sausage maker, but he was a…
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Monday Moanin’: God’s love In the time of bathroom bills
by Jennifer Bailey, Sojourners As a clergywoman, I find myself most troubled by the fact the sponsors of these laws often do so in the name of protecting Christianity. Is…
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The Muck Starts Here: Observations, and more complaints
by Barry Hastings It's clearly a major problem. Our already filthy-rich drug-making corporations ("Medicine is what they do"), are very deeply involved in the tsunami of opiates/opioids (as you will),…
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Army Bob: We ignore news about North Korea at our peril
by Robert M. Traxler CNN online, hardly a right wing news outlet, announced Saturday that the Peoples’ Republic of Korea (North Korea) fired a BM-25 Taepodong X intermediate range missile…
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Democracy Tree: Legislator wants to end cruel child punishment
“Seclusion in schools is a dangerous and unregulated practice that puts children at risk of harm.” — Mark McWilliams, Director of Information, Referral and Education Services at Michigan Protection & Advocacy…