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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…
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Monday Moanin’: Inept management doomed Detroit Public Schools
By Jeff Salisbury The Michigan Legislature is still debating Detroit schools’ future as the state-run deficit grows under three governors’ control. The Detroit Public Schools is in even bigger financial…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: More chaff, not wheat, from the Internet, Part 3
I've already posted two "Yes It Is, It's True columns on the subject of flat-out lies told and distributed widely on Facebook. I like to note them, store them and…
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Barry Hastings: Contemplations on the passing of a faithful friend
by Barry Hastings People in our neck of the woods, along the banks of the old Thorney-apple River in central Barry County, lost a fine friend and a good man…
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Democracy Tree: Michigan gets it right on identity theft law
by Amy Kerr Hardin Typically legislative resolutions earn little more than a passing chuckle — they’re either complete partisan hogwash or inane attempts by lawmakers to pad their legislative record…
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Army Bob: Selective enforcement and reaping what we sow
We reap what we sow. Elkhart County Indiana Sheriff Brad Rodgers recently said that if the federal government passes additional gun laws requiring weapons registration, he would simply ignore them.…
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Ranger Rick: Democrats debate came from the same old playbook
The first Democrat debate was a time warp back to the 1960s. Free love, free drugs (all the candidates seemed like they were high on love and drugs), free from…