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Ranger Rick: Business works well when it is treated fairly
Politicians tend to always look at solutions to problems instead of getting to the root cause of the problem to be solved and what caused it to arise into a…
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Monday Moanin’: We must avoid bearing false witness against Muslims
(From the blog of Mister Journalism: Reading, Sharing, Discussing, Learning) By Jeff Salisbury https://misterjournalism.wordpress.com/ The Ten Commandments (from Exodus Chapter 20) …15"You shall not steal. 16"You shall not bear false…
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The Muck Starts Here: Here’s how we can win the War on Terror
by Barry Hastings I'd like to connect you with a book that will, perhaps, open your eyes, regarding the new 100-year war we're fighting (though very incompetently) at the moment.…
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Army Bob: We do nothing while ISIS threat continues to grow
by Robert M. Traxler Over a year ago in this column I wrote we “must” send an Armored Brigade Taskforce (2,000 troops) to Iraq, and utilizing the air assets existing…
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Democracy Tree: It’s more than Flint; bad policy killing Michigan
by Amy Kerr Hardin Michigan’s voters, motorists, and lawmakers alike aren’t kidding themselves into believing the paltry roads budget plan enacted last fall is anywhere close to what’s needed to…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Anything worse than losing a child?
Composer Gustav Mahler’s most controversial musical piece by a wide margin was “Kindertotenleider,” or “Songs for Children Who Died.” Mathematician and infamous atheist Bertrand Russell’s most controversial comment was that…
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Basura: Gov. Snyder’s apologies for Flint strain credibility
"Never ruin an apology with an excuse." — Benjamin Franklin "Flint, Mich. — The World Health Organization’s “action level” for lead contamination in drinking water — indicating the need for…
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Ranger Rick: Obama fiddles in Cuba while Brussels burns
After the Brussels explosions, members of the media were breathless in trying to get to the bottom of who “dunnit.” I’m sure everyone viewing the newscasts knew perfectly well who…
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Monday Moanin’: What if parental authority overruled BS tests?
(From the blog of Mister Journalism: Reading, Sharing, Discussing, Learning) By Jeff Salisbury https://misterjournalism.wordpress.com/ College spring season is just about to wrap up here in Gulf Shores where we’ve been…
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The Muck Starts Here: State privatizing presents problems
by Barry Hastings I have a number of things to complain about this week, so go get some coffee, maybe a Danish (or a doughnut), your thinking cap, and a…