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Monday Moanin’: Some thoughts about being thankful for ancestors
By Jeff Salisbury When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of…
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The Muck Starts Here: Our founding fathers weren’t particularly religious
by Barry Hastings Contrary to the belief of many (not most) American citizens, this nation was founded on a political, not a religious basis, as witnessed by Article 6, Section…
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Army Bob: Blame terrorism on perpetrators, not on fossil fuels
Democratic presidential primary candidate Senator Bernie Sanders has said global warming is to blame for the existence of international Islamic terrorism. History is a teacher, a map that instructs us…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Paul Henry’s death tragic in more than one way
Perhaps one of the most infuriating comments I’ve made and continue to make is: “If Republican A. Hitler ran against Democrat J. Christ in a West Michigan political contest, A.…
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Basura: America must continue to be a free and open society
The horrific terrorist attacks in Paris have gotten a lot of reaction. Some of that reaction, according to Madeleine Albright, is deeply disturbing. The former U.S. Secretary of State opines…
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Ranger Rick: Taking in Syrian refugees is idiotic and dangerous
The blow-back of allowing Syrian immigrants into the nation (at the time of this writing: approximately 10,000 “refugees”) prompted President Barack Obama to attack Republicans for their stance against the…
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Democracy Tree: Is Gov. Snyder sly or stupid on refugee question?
by Amy Kerr Hardin Following is an infographic from the White House outlining the rigorous (nine-part) screening process for refugees. If the Republican governors who wish to block refugee resettlement…
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Monday Moanin: Dispelling myths and half-truths about refugees
By Jeff Salisbury “The Enemy is Fear. We think it is Hate, but it is Fear.” Mohandas K. Ghandi 1) “The attackers in Paris were refugees from Syria.” The attackers…
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Barry Hastings: The story about games people play and moi
by Barry Hastings I was born in ‘38 with rickets, wore braces to my knees, all night, as a small child. My vision wasn’t good — astigmatism. I read, all…
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Army Bob: Don’t let fear delay what you must do with hip replacement
by Robert M. Traxler I recently returned home from a second hip replacement surgery at Metro Hospital. Many years of insanely long distance running, 19 marathons and other distance races,…