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Ranger Rick: Flint water tragedy has many unanswered questions
The big state story is the condition of the water in Flint and the leaching of lead into the water because of the corrosive effects. Again, we see the symptoms…
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Monday Moanin’: Don’t let Snyder PR firms’ push poll con you
A push poll is an interactive marketing technique, most commonly employed during political campaigning, in which an individual or organization attempts to influence or alter the view of voters under…
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The Muck Starts Here: Reagan, Palin, Snyder and so many myths
by Barry Hastings Yes, by God, Donald Trump has done it — brought off the political coup of the 21st century, which does everything but assure his election to the…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: ‘Making a Murderer’ is a compelling story
I watched all 10 episodes of the Netflix hit film “Making a Murderer” and this weekend I caught up with the NBC-TV “Dateline" report on the crime story phenomenon. Anyone…
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Army Bob: Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump scare the media
Donald Trump refused to attend the 28 January 2016 Republican debate — why? He cites the press release below as the reason, coupled with his dislike of Megan Kelly, who…
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Army Bob: The cause and effect of making deals with Iran
by Robert M. Traxler For every cause there is an effect, a simple statement but true. The cause our President pursued was slowing the development of Iran’s nuclear weapons program,…
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Democracy Tree: Lisa Lyons worst GOP lawmaker in Michigan
She’s at it again — the Michigan lawmaker who likened public school teachers to “pigs” while she served as chair of the House Education Committee in 2013, recently topped that…
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Basura: My father was an aquatic life saver no fewer than 3 times
I saw my dad save three people from drowning. One of these occurred at Sterling State Park in southern Michigan on the shore of Lake Erie. It was not a…
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Ranger Rick: Donald Trump appears to be the real deal
Donald Trump — Is he for real? Sure looks like it. When you consider the opposition is a communist/socialist old man (Bernie Sanders), a nobody (Martin O’Malley) and a sexual…
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Democracy Tree: How Gov. Snyder pitted city vs. city in water wars
by Amy Kerr Hardin The uncertainty created under Gov. Snyder’s emergency manager model of governance fostered dangerous fear-based public policy decisions — Michigan municipalities were pitted one against another —…