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Yes It Is, It’s True: Try Charles Ives for ‘Decoration Day’

“I would like to meet a woman who knows the difference between Burl Ives and Charles Ives.” — James G. Wasserman When some serious music maven insists the United States…

Editor May 17, 2015

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Barry Hastings: Softball memories — Hope dashed, re-born

Eight and one-half months earlier, our 1982 fast-pitch softball season had ended in the kind of disaster coaches, managers and players dread — two beatings in four hours on the…

Editor May 17, 2015

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Army Bob: Social justice and law of unintended consequences

“The road to hell is paved with good intentions” and virtually all actions have unintended consequences. Both statements are facts and both need to be considered when we judge the…

Editor May 14, 2015

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Democracy Tree: Senate repeal Michigan prevailing wage law?

by Amy Kerr Hardin “Prevailing wage laws are the best deal for taxpayers. A PWL keeps construction costs down by promoting a high-skilled, high-quality construction workforce that completes jobs on…

Editor May 13, 2015

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Army Bob: Hard to believe, but Dorr government is a bargain

The election is over and most things went down in flames; the Michigan State Road Proposition 1 was massacred and no better use of the vote was ever made. No…

Editor May 12, 2015

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Ranger Rick: On presidential sweepstakes and ‘road kill’ vote

Looking at the expanding field of potential presidential candidates, one thing is apparent: Mrs. Clinton is losing ground. Even Bernie Sanders (United Socialists of Vermont – a satellite province of…

Editor May 12, 2015

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Monday Moanin’ — What must be done in ‘road kill’ aftermath

By Jeff Salisbury jeffsalisbury@charter.net Proposal I fails, resoundingly, but too many voters respond with no votes across the board I completely understand the statewide backlash by voters and turning back…

Editor May 10, 2015

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The Muck Starts Here: ‘Mad, bad and dangerous to know’

By Barry Hastings The President should declare the critically poor condition of our power and transportation (land, sea [water], air) infrastructures constitutes a national emergency of immense magnitude, and declare…

Editor May 10, 2015

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Democracy Tree: Is Roberts Court concerned about its legacy?

With all the buzz about the recent high court same-sex marriage arguments, a little something to celebrate slipped through the media cracks. The marriage equality decision is weeks, if not…

Editor May 9, 2015

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Army Bob: Socialists want to control the unwashed masses

A hot topic of debate during the pending presidential election will be our nation’s movement to Socialism. Or the “expansion of Big Government,” as Republicans call it; the Social Justice…

Editor May 9, 2015