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Army Bob: What happens if we stop trade with China?

by Robert M. Traxler What will happen if the government of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) embargoes trade with the United States? Or China invades Taiwan? Even the folks…

Editor October 7, 2021

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Our date night a change of pace from athletic events

by Denise Dykstra This past week, the weekly high school football game was canceled. My husband was a sad, I cannot even find the words to describe. During the week,…

Editor October 5, 2021

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Yes It’s True: We have zero power in redistricting game

"Hey ho, don't worry. You know you can't win. No matter who you vote for, the government always gets in." — The Bonzo Dog Band I hear tell there’s been…

Editor October 4, 2021

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Army Bob: Ranger Rick is a casualty of woke culture

by Robert M. Traxler Part of the fallout from my friend Ranger Rick’s resigning under pressure from penning his Townbroadcast column is that he was a foil, a shield from…

Editor September 30, 2021

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A friend gives good advice to navigate sports seasons

by Denise Dykstra We are smack dab in the middle of sports season here at our home. I am regularly reminding my boys to write their schedule or plans on…

Editor September 28, 2021

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Ramblin’ Road: Suddenly active campground buzzing

by Phyllis McCrossin It’s Saturday. I think. Now that I’m two weeks into my second retirement the days are, once again, beginning to blend together. To be honest, I truly…

Editor September 26, 2021

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One Small Voice: Yes, Army Bob gets under my skin

by Lynn Mandaville I don’t like to admit it, but Robert Traxler ("Army Bob") knows how to get under my skin. And I bet he likes it. I sometimes think…

Editor September 25, 2021

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Army Bob: Did Gen. Mark Milley commit treason?

In response to the last Army Bob column, a commenter asked about my thoughts on the accusation that General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, committed treason,…

Editor September 23, 2021

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Losing Cash was a lot like losing the bad dog Marley

by Denise Dykstra We had a stressful 24 hours in which we lost our Cash. I should begin by letting you know, Cash is a cat. We have two eight…

Editor September 21, 2021

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Wayland superintendent addresses incident issues

by Dr. Christina Hinds Last week, two incidents occurred at our high school. The first incident involved one student who was physically assaulted by three other students. A second unrelated…

Editor September 20, 2021