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Army Bob: What will be top issues in ‘Election 2022’?
by Robert M. Traxler As the mid-terms near, we see the issues that both parties will run on developing. The right will use crime, inflation, the Roe v. Wade reversal,…
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Yes It’s True: Terry Whitley was our local Andy Griffith
In these days of modern times, the police have been taking a public relations beating. Whether deserved or undeserved is a matter of opinion, but the passing Sunday of retired…
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How do we survive what ‘Crazy May’ hands us often?
by Denise Dykstra The author and son Abe Crazy May arrives like a visitor you have been so looking forward to hanging out with. The fun we will have! The…
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One Small Voice: The U.S. indeed has a sick society
by Lynn Mandaville America is a very, very sick nation. It ought to be on life support, for all the care it’s being given on a federal level, but it’s…
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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…