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Yes It’s True: Buyer beware for on-line gambling sites

“A fool and his money are soon parted” — An old English proverb first attributed to Thomas Tusser in Five Hundred Pointes of Good Husbandrie, 1573 “There’s a sucker born every…
Posted by Editor February 17, 2022
Army Bob: First smoke jumpers were WWII African American soldiers
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Army Bob: First smoke jumpers were WWII African American soldiers

by Robert M. Traxler A few weeks ago, I had cataract surgery in one eye, and two weeks later the second eye. I can’t say it was fun, far from…
Posted by Editor February 17, 2022
Basura: Are the stakes that high for a proper baptism?
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Basura: Are the stakes that high for a proper baptism?

Mark 16:16, KJV: "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned." A Catholic priest has resigned after a church investigation found…
Posted by Editor February 16, 2022
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I was the designated driver for a doctor’s appointment

Denise Dykstra I was the designated driver for a doctor’s appointment. I was told I would be in a waiting room with no one else there, HGTV would be on…
Posted by Editor February 15, 2022
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Ramblin’ Road: My 1st visit with Ox Bow in Saugatuck

by Phyllis McCrossin They say the sense of smell is a strong memory trigger, and they (whoever they are) are probably right. But, I’d have to add that music is…
Posted by Editor February 14, 2022
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Great Aunt Rena’s recipe just in time for Valentine

This is how to make Great Aunt Rena's no-church ice cream treat. Ingredients: 1-12 ounce can Evaporated Milk1 cup whole milk 25 large marshmallows  Directions: The old recipe calls to scald…
Posted by Editor February 13, 2022
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Supt. Update focuses on safety and 2022 bond issue

Bond Project 2022 Thank you to those who responded to the MRA-EPIC telephone survey about our upcoming bond project. The results are favorable demonstrating support of our proposals so far…
Posted by Editor February 10, 2022
Army Bob: Putin holds best cards in Ukraine standoff
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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…
Posted by Editor February 10, 2022
One Small Voice: There’s a better way to handle books
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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…
Posted by Editor February 8, 2022
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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…
Posted by Editor February 8, 2022

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