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The Muck Starts Here: Oh, wither America’s manifest destiny?

By Barry Hastings Results of our (ever-so-slowly-ending) business in Afghanistan, and badly-ended fool's errand in Iraq, are not going to be pretty — not even cosmetically tolerable. We took action…
Posted by Editor January 25, 2015
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Yes It Is, It’s True: May Wildcat girls continue to defeat selfishness, media hype

Members of "The Greatest Generation" have told me "This ain't the same country I remember when I was growing up." Indeed. Things and people change, and sometimes not for the…
Posted by Editor January 24, 2015
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Army Bob: Evil genius al-Zawahiri has led Al-Qaeda, not Bin Laden

We all have been told ever since Osama Bin Laden was killed that Al-Qaeda was destroyed, on the run or in retreat and generally we have not much to worry…
Posted by Editor January 22, 2015
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DEMOCRACY TREE: Senator wants public funds to pave logging roads

by Amy Kerr Hardin One week after Gov. Rick Snyder told Sen. Tom Casperson (R-38, Escanaba) his attack plan on the science behind biodiversity was headed for the veto pile,…
Posted by Editor January 22, 2015
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The muck starts here: ‘Buckshott, Part Deux’

by Barry Hastings  ‘War on Terror’ prosecution incompetent  The oft repeated question of journalists and citizens today is, "What's our strategy for preventing attacks of the type we're seeing across…
Posted by Editor January 18, 2015
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Yes It Is, It’s True: MLK’s teachings, legacy similar to those of Jesus

As the observance of Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday approaches, I submit that the way we view Dr. King has some interesting similarities with how we regard Jesus Christ. The…
Posted by Editor January 18, 2015
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DEMOCRACY TREE: It’s illegal in Michigan to take Lord’s name in vain

Blasphemy: blas•phe•my  [noun] Profane talk of something supposed to be sacred; impious irreverence. (Oxford English Dictionary) Illegal in Michigan? You bet! Well, bloody hell — who knew? Take the Lord’s…
Posted by Editor January 18, 2015
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Army Bob: We must take serious and decisive action against ISIS

French Philosopher and writer Voltaire is credited with saying, “I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it.”…
Posted by Editor January 15, 2015

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