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Ramblin’ Road: I guess I’m just a sentimental old fluff

I cried at work today. Real, honest-to-goodness tears. Thankfully, I was alone. The South Haven High School Class of 2021 paraded through town today with a police escort. I don’t…
Posted by Editor June 6, 2021
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Yes It’s True: Interviewers should just ‘let ’em play’

All this brouhaha about Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka declining to do interviews has brought me back to a conclusion I made a long time ago — the most overrated…
Posted by Editor June 6, 2021
One Small Voice: Let’s give history respect it deserves
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One Small Voice: Let’s give history respect it deserves

“Hey, let’s go find us some monuments and learn us some history!” – utterer unknown. by Lynn Mandaville I don’t know the originator of the above, highly paraphrased line I…
Posted by Editor June 6, 2021
Army Bob: Should we draft those who avoid serving?
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Army Bob: Should we draft those who avoid serving?

by Robert M. Traxler It was Memorial Day last Monday, a day to grill out, barbecue, party, spend money at the Memorial Day sales and enjoy the beginning of the…
Posted by Editor June 3, 2021
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Ranger Rick: Reflections on Wall in D.C., Memorial Day

The first time I was in Washington D.C., I visited the Vietnam Wall.  I thought it would be a good thing to see since I was of age during the…
Posted by Editor June 2, 2021
The more things change, they really stay the same?
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The more things change, they really stay the same?

Because I don’t watch much television these days as an aging curmudgeon, I have turned to Podcasts for my entertainment and/or edification. Today I was treated to a brand spanking…
Posted by Editor June 1, 2021
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Ramblin’ Road: Don’t forget reason for Memorial Day

It is Memorial Day weekend: The kick-off for the summer season. But while we are celebrating with family gatherings, picnics and burgers on the grill, let us not forget the…
Posted by Editor May 30, 2021
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U.S. needs to hear it: ‘When will we ever learn history?’

EDITOR’S NOTE: This column was written almost two years ago, and now that we finally are pulling out of Afghanistan, I think it's timely. And never forget Georges Santayana’s famous…
Posted by Editor May 29, 2021
One Small Voice: 2 phrases that should be banished
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One Small Voice: 2 phrases that should be banished

by Lynn Mandaville The late W.T. Rabe, a former public relations director at Lake Superior State University, along with fellow faculty and staff, created the first list of words and…
Posted by Editor May 27, 2021
Army Bob: We must call out the ‘let them die’ socialists
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Army Bob: We must call out the ‘let them die’ socialists

by Robert M. Traxler In a recent editorial our esteemed editor made the point that we all should still mask up, as no one knows for sure who is vaccinated…
Posted by Editor May 27, 2021

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