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The Muck Starts Here: State Legislature goes from bad to worse

Name one issue — guns, roads, wolves, pipelines, fracking, the Jamrat and her Coarser friend — our Michigan legislature hasn't made a hash of over the past eight to ten…

Editor December 6, 2015

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Democracy Tree: GOP proposal gives unconvicted rapists parental rights

by Amy Kerr Hardin Having not written about the Michigan Senate for a spell, now is a good time to check up on them during their year-end rush. Though it’s…

Editor December 6, 2015

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Yes It Is, It’s True: Working stiffs got only crumbs in trickle-down system

One of the most disturbing fables I’ve ever encountered is a story about a frog and a boiling pot. The frog is persuaded by his hungry enemies to enter a…

Editor December 4, 2015

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Army Bob: Hillary failed critical test in handling classified documents

by Robert M. Traxler Quite frankly it is hard to understand how Former Secretary of State/United States Senator Hillary Clinton found herself in a situation in which she violated a…

Editor December 3, 2015

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Democracy Tree: Time to intervene in state’s corruption problem

by Amy Kerr Hardin “In a world where invisible backers with unlimited resources can fund candidates they like and approve of — who will consistently vote their way — there…

Editor December 2, 2015

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Basura: Perhaps we should legalize, replace our guns with flamethrowers

According to an article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, there is interest in making flamethrowers available to private individuals. There are a couple of companies that think it might be…

Editor December 2, 2015

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Ranger Rick: Lies, health and philandering husband wearing on Hillary

Watching the media circus with the Democratic and Republican candidates, the field will be narrowed in the next three months when the first primaries start to winnow out the leaders…

Editor December 1, 2015

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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…

Editor November 29, 2015

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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…

Editor November 29, 2015

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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…

Editor November 26, 2015