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Army Bob: Pipelines in U.S. bad, Russian pipeline good
EDITOR'S NOTE: Ranger Rick is on vacation this week and he asked Army Bob to pinch hit for him today in the continuing effort to promote the "write the right…
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Ramblin’ Road: Cleanliness is next to godliness in store
by Phyllis McCrossin Though the calendar says it is not quite summer, for most of us Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of the summer season. Yesterday was perfect tourist…
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Yes It’s True: Reporting of feats not all created equal
“All animals are created equal but some are more equal than others.” — George Orwell, “Animal Farm I have come to the unpleasant conclusion that for many years I have been a…
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Army Bob: China getting a climate change free pass
by Robert M. Traxler This is the third column on the end-of-the-world promise, guarantee, undeniable truth, and only one person has risen to defend the “settled, undeniable science.” We need…
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Ranger Rick: His Majesty hates the 1st Amendment
Prince Harry is upset with one of our cherished rights — that of free speech. He and Megan were interviewed by Oprah Winfrey and trashed the Royal Family using the…
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Ramblin’ Road: Customer conversations bear fruit
by Phyllis McCrossin You meet all kinds of people when you work retail, especially in a resort town. I try to talk to as many as I can. Partially because…
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Wayland Union’s learning plan remains unchanged
Local Health Department collaboration Schools continue to be required to work collaboratively with their local health department. Kent, Ottawa, Muskegon, and Ionia County Health Departments have changed their county-wide orders;…
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Yes It’s True: Rituals are a force that gives us meaning
I was listening to a radio interview the other day of Sasha Sagan, daughter of the late astronomer and science communicator Carl Sagan, who talked about the significance of rituals…
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Army Bob: Must we pay climate science believers?
President Joe Biden has called for zero net carbon emissions by 2030 or 2050, depending, ah… Mr. President sir, humans will not exist in 2030. I am positive our President…
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One Small Voice: We must work together to beat fears
by Lynn Mandaville The other day, as I was beginning another day of home schooling my grandsons, their father Randy (my son) firmly told the older one, Jack, that he…