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Yes It’s True: We really are our own worst enemies
“We have met the enemy and he is us.” — Walt Kelly, in “Pogo” The above quote is perhaps among the top three for me, alongside George Carlin’s “Nobody seems…
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Guest Column: Please vote yes in the May 2 election
by Erin Stepek Erin Stepek Please vote yes May 2 for our students and the community. My family was attracted to Wayland as we searched for homes in 2020 for…
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Army Bob: Woke crazies are told by good folks ‘enough’
by Robert M. Traxler Well, it is starting to happen, the inevitable backlash to the over-the-top purely dumb Woke movement. If you study history this is a no-brainer; society swings…
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Almond biscuits provide new twist on old favorite
Almond Biscuits Ingredients: 8 ounce block of cream cheese 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese 4 eggs 4 tablespoons baking powder 1 1/2 cup almond flour Butter to coat 12 inch…
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Yes It’s True: Local live music revived in this area
Frank Chrisman Shawn Moulenbelt Live music certainly is nothing new for bars, entertainment venues and even nearby small town watering holes. They’ve been a part of happenings across the USA…
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Army Bob: Why does our govt. seem to love China?
by Robert M Traxler China is leading in saving the earth. Well, yes, according to our former governor. “U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm claimed Friday that Americans can…
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Lemon lasagna offers surprising tasty dessert
by Kathy Hamman Miller First Layer 1: 1-14.3 ounce package of Golden Oreos crushed. I put them in a gallon size zip lock bag sealed up except for one corner…
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Yes It’s True: Business may be revolting vs. credit cards
’Twas only a week ago in the tiny burg of Germfask in the Upper Peninsula that my wife and I stopped at the Jolly Inn for lunch. Though the Jolly…
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One Small Voice: Say it loud, I’m woke and proud
Woke: Aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues (especially issues of race and social justice). — Definition courtesy Mirian-Webster Dictionary online. by Lynn Mandaville I’d like…
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Army Bob: We must stop demand to win drug war
by Robert M. Traxler The only way to control illegal drugs is to stop or massively curtail demand. Cocaine was made illegal in 1914 in the Harrison Narcotics Act, along…