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Yes It Is, It’s True: I was guilty of journalistic cowardice

Olya Schenky, perhaps Wayland’s first-ever Muslim student, left earlier this week to return to the Ukraine, her homeland. I have been told Olya was a model student, an academic achiever,…

Editor May 13, 2016

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Army Bob: President Trump’s wall is entirely possible

by Robert M. Traxler Let’s discuss the history of large border walls. The Great Wall of China is still standing in some places, Hadrian ’s Wall in Britannia (England) and…

Editor May 12, 2016

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Basura: A most unpleasant wife of a sex offender

“Let’s Go Crazy” — Prince I worked for nine years as a field agent for the Michigan Department of Corrections. I supervised a guy on probation for criminal sexual conduct…

Editor May 11, 2016

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Ranger Rick: You can buy love if you get yourself a pup

“He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of…

Editor May 10, 2016

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Monday Moanin’: Vocational classes keep kids interested

by Jeffrey Salisbury, Mister Journalism Students who took a number of vocational courses in high school were more likely to graduate from high school. Annie Holmquist | April 14, 2016…

Editor May 8, 2016

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The Muck Starts Here: Ashes, to ashes, to dust

by Barry Hastings Dilemma time for the GOP — their leaders are already caving in to Trump, but the business world ain't gonna' like it, Wall Street ain't gonna' like…

Editor May 8, 2016

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Democracy Tree: Privatization prescription for corruption, chaos

by Amy Kerr Hardin “Many companies win contracts by claiming that they will manage the service in ways that are more 'efficient' than the government. Some companies also claim that…

Editor May 7, 2016

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Army Bob: Sanders the 1st Socialist to run for President?

by Robert M. Traxler Socialism has been a factor in American political history since 1876 and possibly even earlier. Research the Socialist movement in the United States and you find…

Editor May 5, 2016

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Basura: Tattoos just ain’t what they used to be — primitive

“You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you are going, because you might not get there.” — Yogi Berra Pop singer Iggy Azalea provided some spelling…

Editor May 4, 2016

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Ranger Rick: We, the people, must get to work!

"It is only when the people become ignorant and corrupt ... that they are incapable of exercising the sovereignty. Usurpation is then an easy attainment, and an usurper soon found.…

Editor May 3, 2016