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The Muck Starts Here: One comment and more softball

July 26, 2015

by Barry Hastings A week or so ago, a CBS Evening News report asked the question, "Is baseball becoming hazardous for the fans?" This following a two-week period when a woman was hit in the face by a foul ball; then a man took a serious blow in the head...

Democracy Tree: Is Trinity prison food service Aramark redux?

July 22, 2015

by Amy Kerr Hardin Democracy Tree catalogued the multiple offenses of Aramark, the soon-to-be former private food vendor for the Michigan Department of Corrections, so now it’s time to compile the rap sheet on their successor, Trinity Services Group. First though, let’s note that the new vendor was awarded the...

Ranger Rick: Obama, Kerry flinched – Iran got what it wanted

July 21, 2015

The “Dynamic Duo” of our illustrious and smartest president in the history of the United States (though no evidence of such intelligence has been brought forth) and Secretary of State John Kerry (formerly a Senator from Taxachussetts and a Vietnam veteran and fondly known as “Lurch” because he resembles the...

Monday Moanin’: Music makes the world go ‘round if we turn the page

July 19, 2015

A Blog by Jeff Salisbury jeffreylsalisbury@gmail.com Some of my earliest childhood memories involve music. Before I was able to verbalize or speak or make myself understood, I was hearing music — from my mother playing piano and singing along, or playing music on a record player, to the sounds of...

The Muck Starts Here: China finds state capitalism difficult

July 19, 2015

by Barry Hastings China's first venture into state-directed capitalism has stunned that nation, and badly rattled and angered President Xi Jinping. Many investors in the (relatively) new Chinese stock market (a very small percentage of China's 1.3-plus billion people) are referring to the recent steep tumble (more than 33 percent)...

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Army Bob: Obama’s do-nothing policy has consequences with ISIL

July 16, 2015

by Robert M. Traxler Six weeks have passed since we last checked into what the peace-loving, misunderstood, genteel people have been up to who belong to the ISIS/ISIL Caliphate. The actions of these fighters for Allah have fallen off the front pages and we have pretty much given up on...

Yes It Is, It’s True: Do grievances reveal morale problems?

July 16, 2015

The unpleasantness of a grievance hearing last Monday night for four teachers probably was avoidable, but even worse, it once again showcases the growing feeling there is a serious employee morale problem in Wayland schools. Four Steeby Elementary teachers presented a grievance to the Board of Education, asserting they were...

Democracy Tree: Residents rise up against stupid fireworks law

July 14, 2015

by Amy Kerr Hardin Lake Orion, a charming little township nestled in Southeast Michigan’s Oakland County — “where living is a vacation” — is among many communities finding themselves under the assault of rampant abuse of fireworks since Michigan lawmakers enacted Public Act 256 expanding the general public’s access to airborne incendiaries back...

Ranger Rick: Global warming, climate change… whatever!

July 14, 2015

“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for...

Monday Moanin’: So what is it that we are all so afraid of?

July 12, 2015

By Jeff Salisbury jeffsalisbury@charter.net What are we all so afraid of? “I'm not afraid To take a stand Everybody Come take my hand We'll walk this road together, through the storm Whatever weather, cold or warm Just letting you know that you're not alone” — “Not Afraid” by Marshal Mather...

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