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Yes It’s True: We are easily misled into buying poop
Marlon Brando in "On the Waterfront." Between the lean years of 2008 and 2011, I was a substitute teacher by day and reporter for the Kalamazoo Gazette by night. It…
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Chicken crescent roll sunshine wreath different
Preheat oven to 375 degrees Ingredients:2 cups cooked cubed chicken1 16 oz. can of whole kernel corn well drained1 16 oz. can black beans well drained1/4 cup sweet green onion…
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I have fabulous fun with our fine feathered friends
by Denise Dykstra Eli and me with the fancy Oriole feeder he gifted me with for Mother’s Day. I cannot recall a time when I did not like birds. My…
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Yes It’s True: Elderly banker helped get the sports scoop
Perhaps one of my greatest fears throughout life is being caught flat-footed when significant changes have occurred in our lives. I really do lose sleep when I come to the…
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Army Bob: Free speech is threatened by ‘New Media’
by Robert M. Traxler The First Amendment to our Constitution is in peril in the “New Media.” We have all witnessed the censorship of stories, people, and subjects that the…
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Everyone loves chocolate chip yummy cheesecake
(Makes one 9-inch cheesecake)Preheat oven to 300°20 finely crushed creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies.4 tablespoons melted margarine or butter.3 - 8-ounce packages of softened cream cheese.1 - 14 ounce can Eagle…
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One Small Voice: Abortion must be a woman’s option
by Lynn Mandaville When word surfaced of the leak of a draft decision from the Supreme Court regarding Roe v Wade, my first inclination was to let it go. One,…
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Army Bob: Abortion isn’t protected by Constitution
by Robert M. Traxler According to a story in Politico, Roe v. Wade is going to be struck down by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). The story is reportedly…
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A mother works full time to get herself out of the job
by Denise Dykstra We met with some new friends this past weekend and were talking about our families. “Wait, four boys? You have FOUR boys?” one asked. Yes. And look,…
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Phyllis McCrossin won’t be ramblin’ with pen any more
by Phyllis McCrossin Phyllis McCrossin "Wild and windblown... that's how you've grown... Who can cling to a Ramblin' Rose?" — Nat King Cole, 1963 This will be my final column…