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The Muck Starts Here: The U.S. should bring back the draft

"Such subtle covenants shall be made, 'til peace is war in masquerade." — John Dryden by Barry Hastings Seems as though everything this administration does in our wars (we're fighting…

Editor March 8, 2015

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Yes It Is, It’s True: I was an unpopular editor back in the day

Yet another saga from my tempestuous editorship at the Albion Evening Recorder: The summer of 1983, I was in my fourth year as editor and still doing a little sports…

Editor March 7, 2015

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Democracy Tree: For-profit sharks swarm public sector pool

by Amy Kerr Hardin Aramark cited privatized food services as a major growth area in its fourth quarter 2014 report, specifically in the lucrative North American sector — “As reported…

Editor March 7, 2015

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Army Bob: Christianity matured over the years, Islam didn’t

President Obama tells us we should not be on our high horse and criticize Islam for the atrocities committed in the name of Allah by various Islamic radical groups today.…

Editor March 5, 2015

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Trayvon Martin’s, Michael Brown’s actions causes of deaths

I’m sure most of you reading this have been stopped by police in some manner, most of us in traffic violation situations. The officer asks for the appropriate information and…

Editor March 3, 2015

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Monday Moan: No such thing as free lunch or college tuition

By Jeff Salisbury jeffsalisbury@charter.net The headline in the Allegan County News read, or almost shouted: PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE ASSOCIATE DEGREES TO ALLEGAN COUNTY STUDENTS and then opened with this… “The…

Editor March 1, 2015

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The Muck Starts Here: The Bobbsey twins seek a new ‘surge’

by Barry Hastings Re-emergence of the Bobbsey Twins (Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham) as leading military affairs spokesmen for the GOP (Goofy Old Party) most likely means more taxing…

Editor March 1, 2015

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Aramark’s sordid saga continues: This time it’s bad tacos

by Amy Kerr Hardin Aramark’s in the news again. This time it's being sued for “cruel and unusual punishment” by five former inmates housed at the Kent County Correctional Facility…

Editor March 1, 2015

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Yes It Is, It’s True: My first year as an editor was tempestuous

My first experiences as an editor, more than 35 years ago, were tempestuous, to say the least. I had been sports editor at the Albion Evening Recorder for three years…

Editor February 28, 2015

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Army Bob: 4th Infantry answers call, but more troops needed

by Robert M. Traxler The country called 911 and the 4th Infantry answered, once again. The Third Brigade Combat team (Iron Brigade), 4th Infantry Division (Ivy Division) is deploying to…

Editor February 26, 2015