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Basura: Lengthy lonely laments from a long-suffering Lions lover
As I write this, the Detroit Lions have not yet played the New Orleans Saints on Monday night. I hold out hope, still. Will my wife be treated to my…
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Ranger Rick: ‘Congenital’ liar Hillary Clinton unfit to be president
I encourage everyone to view the great economist Dr. Thomas Sowell on “Dismantling America” on YouTube – a 2010 critical look at President Obama’s past and present performance and future…
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Monday Moanin: Gov. Snyder responsible for water tragedy in Flint
By Jeff Salisbury TV political commentator Rachel Maddow reports on the poisoning of Flint, Michigan residents when their water supply was switched, and shows explicitly how responsibility for the tragedy…
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The Muck Starts Here: Why not just ban sales of drones and lasers?
by Barry Hastings While our idiot government is messing its collective pants over drones and lasers threatening the safety of passenger aircraft near just about every airport (often hundreds of…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Sometimes getting information is like pulling teeth
“I’ve always depended on the kindness of strangers.” — Blanche DuBois in “A Streetcar Named Desire.” This past Friday night was one of the most difficult and challenging for me…
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Army Bob: Why do Warriors of Allah attack the United States?
by Robert M. Traxler We are told by the folks in the media it is because we support Israel, because of global warming or global climate change, because Donald Trump…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Cheering sections have improved over the years
“Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear…” — Opening monologue by unknown announcer in 1950s TV series, “The Lone Ranger Rides Again.” When I attended high school…
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Democracy Tree: Are big box stores ripping off communities?
by Amy Kerr Hardin After a decade of contentious litigation, the small community of Acme, Michigan — “Gateway to Traverse City” — now has a new Meijer store, just in…
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Basura: The adventures of a man wearing a seasonal red suit
It was about this time of the year, for a few years in a row, when I was asked to put on the red suit. A volunteer was needed. I…
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Ranger Rick: We must decide who can and cannot enter our borders
Back in 2008, candidate Barack Obama boasted, “Generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children that this was the moment when we began to…