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I won’t permit officialdom to tell me when and what to print
“Vinnie the Vet gets the scoop!” — Ed (Uncle Buck) Buchanan, holding his nose in an attempt to sound like Walter Winchell If there were any such thing as a…
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Army Bob: Civility should be practiced in political discourse
In this column I have discussed the manner in which folks on the right and left side of the political aisle use invectives to make a point. Referring to people…
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Democracy Tree: Gamrat/Courser affair may hurt road repairs
by Amy Kerr Hardin The sordid Gamrat-Courser affair probably has increased potential for lack of a deal on roads. If Courser and Gamrat truly care about fiscal responsibility, they will…
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Ranger Rick: The Democrats indeed were the party of slavery
The weak high school educational instruction on the history of the U.S. Civil War and its causes usually talk of the despicable Confederates (CSA – Southern states) against the good…
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Monday Moanin’: When lies sound truthful and murder is respectable
By Jeff Salisbury JeffreyLSalisbury@gmail.com “Political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.” — George Orwell Spotted…
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The Muck Starts Here: Personal air space and the lack thereof
by Barry Hastings "Hey, Buddy! Seen any drones?" "Yep. Seen a couple of 'em." "Big one, Nr. 2 shot; smaller 'un, Nr. 4." Seriously speaking, though, these remote-controlled accidents seeking…
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Democracy Tree: Reps. Courser, Gamrat deceptive dances fail
by Amy Kerr Hardin When Michigan House Representatives Todd Courser (R-Lapeer) and Cindy Gamrat (R-Plainwell) were caught having a little extra-curricular nakie tête-à-tête, it’s clear neither had fully thought through the consequences…
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Army Bob: Crime rate decreases when criminals are locked up
by Robert M. Traxler There are no criminals; there is only a criminal nation or society that made the criminal. It is better and much cheaper to send those convicted…
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Democracy Tree: Pro-Choice movement finally strikes back
“Birth control is important across the political spectrum, to Democratic women, to Republican women, and to Independent women… birth control is the cornerstone of women’s health, their ability to get…
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Ranger Rick: U.S. is No. 1 in debt, even worse than Greece
As much as Ranger Rick has his opinions diametrically opposed to the author of this “on-line rag” (his words, not mine), I think we both realize the U.S. is in…