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So just who is this ‘Basura’ fellow, anyway? An introduction:
Who is Basura? The picture is from long ago. In the words of the great Delbert McClinton, “I’m not old, but I been around a long time.” Some of the…
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Ranger Rick: When reality hits hard in the face, get busy living
We all complain to some degree, some more than others. Our health, lack of money, lack of sleep, marital situation, job woes – many things within our daily lives we…
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Monday Moanin: Terrible things, these religious superstitions
By Jeff Salisbury Whether it’s Paris or Kenya…terrible things, religious superstitions. Just terrible. Too many Muslim, Jewish, and Christian sects professing to be the keepers and translators of End-Times Prophecy.…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: We really do need to talk about, not hide suicide
The obituary notice published last week for Dustin Van Harn, 18, of Leighton Township, truly was one of the most unusual I have seen in my more than 40 years…
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Army Bob: Paris attack shows there are too many evil people in the world
by Robert M. Traxler The attacks in Paris Nov. 13 were very predictable; indeed, this column has predicted them for in excess of a year. Most of the Islamic terrorists,…
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Democracy Tree: Traverse City mayor accepts hunger challenge
by Amy Kerr Hardin “You gotta give back something. I don’t want to see people suffering.” — Traverse City Mayor Jim Carruthers on what drives him as a public servant. Asking…
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The Muck Starts Here: ‘Ye Gods forgive my literary sins…’
by Barry Hastings The once popular (now not so much) poet Robert Service wrote (in a short verse preceding his collected works), "I have no doubts at all the Devil…
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Introducing newest column ‘Basura.’ Thanksgiving and forgiveness
EDITOR’S NOTE: The author of “Basura” is an ancient friend who harkens back to the Grand Valley State University days. He is the latest columnist to join our family of…
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We’re bringing back the Great Society to fight crime in the U.S.
by Robert M. Traxler According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), we as a nation need a special Domestic Terrorism Council to protect us from libertarians, constitutionalists and conservatives. The…
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Ranger Rick: Trumpeting ‘gun-free zones’ is just ignorance
I read something pretty revealing last week. There was a discussion about “Gun Free Zone” signs at schools, colleges and churches. Everyone knows this is a liberal chant and reverberation…