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Democracy Tree: Aramark — World’s most ethical company?

by Amy Kerr Hardin Aramark, the scandal-plagued private food vendor hired by Michigan to serve prison food was named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute.…

Editor March 25, 2015

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Contrast Netanyahu’s leadership with President Obama’s

by Ranger Rick When comparing leaders, the stark contrast in leadership and ability between the President of the United States – President Barack Obama and Israel’s Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu is…

Editor March 24, 2015

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Monday Moan: School board learns unintended consequences rule

By Jeff Salisbury jeffsalisbury@charter.net In the social sciences, unintended consequences are outcomes that are not the ones intended by a purposeful action. The term was popularised in the 20th century…

Editor March 22, 2015

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Yes It Is, It’s True: Tales of Title IX and reaction of resistance

Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear… Title IX is one of those landmark government actions that ranks right up there with the Civil Rights Act of…

Editor March 20, 2015

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Army Bob: Illegal aliens issue is all about votes, not fairness

by Robert M. Traxler Democrats want amnesty for illegal aliens; Republicans want to make it easier for skilled people to immigrate. Ever wonder what is behind the two parties’ motivation?…

Editor March 19, 2015

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Democracy Tree: Michigan has a big transparency problem

by Amy Kerr Hardin As we wrap up National Sunshine Week, that annual event where elected officials give lip service to the concept of governmental transparency, Michigan leaders can hardly…

Editor March 19, 2015

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Ranger Rick: You can’t hide your lying eyes, Hillary Clinton

Forget your political associations and history, just use your judgment in observing and interpreting body language – it’s pretty simple. Just think of your child when he or she is…

Editor March 17, 2015

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Monday Moan: Wayland should reject early college proposal

By Jeff Salisbury jeffsalisbury@charter.net The Wayland school board will conduct itsr second of three March board meetings focusing on the 2015-16 budget – in this case, a 6 p.m. work…

Editor March 15, 2015

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The Muck Starts Here: This time it’s grapeshot, me hearties!

by Barry Hastings Don't think for a minute the Russian people and government were happy with any fact or nuance of the crash of the Soviet Empire. The Russian government,…

Editor March 15, 2015

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Democracy Tree: State Rep. Gamrat and the Old Wild West

by Amy Kerr Hardin The diabolic duo of Representatives Todd Courser and Cindy Gamrat just can’t seem to give it a break. Over the past few weeks, the freshmen lawmakers,…

Editor March 14, 2015