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Army Bob: Putin holds best cards in Ukraine standoff
NATO is at a crossroads. It was designed to counter the USSR and later the Warsaw Pact. The question is, is NATO going to prevent the reconstitution of the of…
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One Small Voice: There’s a better way to handle books
by Lynn Mandaville For at least five generations, at least two of them behind me, and two of them ahead of me, my family has regarded public libraries as egalitarian…
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It’s possible to reap rewards from this ‘Ho-Hum season’
by Denise Dykstra Cash the Cat tries to interfere with knitting. I was recently at a basketball game and saw some friends I haven’t seen in a while. My boys…
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Ramblin’ Road: A snippet of romanticized good ole days
Phyllis McCrossin by Phyllis McCrossin Life is returning to our normal. We left the Fortress of Solitude this weekend and joined the rest of the world. The boys spent the…
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Area retirees group shares recipe for burnt grapes dish
by Kathy Hamman Miller Burnt Grapes This delicious recipe was brought back from a small community of retirees who were gracious enough to share a favorite of theirs. And yes,…
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Trouble always seems to find Barry Sheriff Dar Leaf
Dialogue from a scene in the 1956 movie, “The Lone Ranger”: The Lone Ranger: “Try to stay out of trouble, Tonto.” Tonto: “Tonto no go looking for trouble, but trouble…
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Basura: Gyotaku Japanese artistry after catching fish
"So soon we get old. So late we get smart." — Anonymous The word gyotaku is Japanese, and means, literally, fish print. In the mid-1800s, Japanese fishermen came up with…
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Army Bob: What we’ve had here is failure of leadership
by Robert M. Traxler It is time for leadership on the public health front; it is always better to lead people than to dictate to or order folks. An old…
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We partied at home during infamous Polar Vortex of ’19
by Denise Dykstra With a winter storm forecast to arrive this week, I did some serious meal prep work to hopefully not have to go out before the storm when…
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Yes It’s True: Stafford ends my boycott of Super Bowl
Like many other football fans in Michigan, I was thrilled and pleased with the news that Matthew Stafford’s quest to play in the Super Bowl is finally being met two…