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Ho ho ho. Santa’s helpers Chocolate Fudge Cookies

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by Kathy Hamman Miller Take a reusable one quart “plus” glass or plastic container to stack up the ingredients. These tasty cookies can be given out as gifts and are easy to quick whip up. Makes about three dozen. Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon...
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Basura: Tales of unusual and distinctive food adventures

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“Sometimes I sit and think.  Sometimes I just sit.” — Poster at Phil’s place on Wellington Long, long ago, before I started school, my mom decided we would bake cookies.  I’m guessing I was 4 years old.  My mother was uncharacteristically bossy about the whole process.  She picked out what...
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Army Bob: Rebuttal to the editor’s recent assertions

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by Robert M. Traxler Our esteemed editor penned an editorial, “American politicians don’t care what we want.“ In it he sang the praises of legalizing marijuana and abortion at the national level. He also wrote that the corporations, not the people, rule our nation, but forgot the existence of the...
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Yes It’s True: ‘Right’ roots in Allegan County run deep

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“The more things change, the more they stay the same.” Clare Hoffman MSNBC news broadcaster Rachel Maddow’s most recent podcast series, “Ultra,” is about a right-wing group of America First people who attempted to influence American foreign policy in favor of Hitler’s Germany in 1940 and 1941. One interesting feature,...
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Old-time monster cookies always a potluck favorite

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Monster cookies by Kathy Hamman Miller This is a great old-time cookie recipe that everyone will ask you to bring for that dish to pass. These ingredients make about 8 dozen. Double the recipe as I do to make a monster batch for extras to pass out to friends and...
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Yes It’s True: I questioned religion because of Santa

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“He sees you when you’re sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. He knows if you’ve been bad or good, so be good for goodness sake.” — Santa Claus Is Coming to Town.  I’ve never been much of a fan of Christmas, particularly Santa Claus. Jolly Olde Saint Nicholas actually was...
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Army Bob: Bill of Rights just a ‘parchment document?’

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by Robert M. Traxler Reuters reported on Nov 28: "This is something that we're certainly keeping an eye on," said White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre, when asked about Twitter becoming a vector for misinformation.” She was talking about Twitter not following the politically correct, anti-First Amendment path and allowing the...
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Basura: Herschel Walker for Trump ’24 running mate?

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“Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.” — Stoddard The people of the Great State of Georgia spoke again last night, electing Rev. Rafael Warnock to serve a six-year term in the United States Senate. Warnock served out a two-year term of the prior office holder. He ran...
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Yes It’s True: An effort to explain Dorr treasurer saga

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Digital Camera There has been a lot of confusion about the saga of the Dorr Township Treasurer’s abrupt resignation, arrest and sentencing for larceny of public funds. Townbroadcast has published numerous stories about the developments and it has posted one editorial suggesting the whole affair was the result of township...
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Chicken Sausage Soup Italiano brings Old World

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by Kathy Hamman Miller Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil, more if needed 12 oz Italian chicken sausage sliced into discs 1/2 large onion diced 2 large carrots diced 3 stalks of celery diced 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning 1 14.5 ounce can of fire roasted diced tomatoes 2 cans 15 ounce...
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