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Army Bob: Woke media and culture promote socialism
by Robert M. Traxler Judge people by the content of their character, not the color of their skin. Rev. Doctor Martin Luther King set this as a goal in the…
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Father’s Day gift turns me into me into Mower Mama
This Sunday is Father’s Day, so it may seem odd to share with you about Mother’s Day but hey, it’s a good story. When we first moved from the farmhouse…
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One Small Voice: Holiday Juneteenth is a big deal
Oh, happy happy joy joy, happy happy joy! Happy happy joy joy, happy happy joy! (I believe I am pirating this exclamation of happiness from Ren & Stimpy, a cartoon…
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Ranger Rick: Biden buckles before other world leaders
The last 145 days of Joe Biden's time in the presidency has been one of drippy honeymoon love from the media. No daily confrontations like with Trump, it is a…
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Welcome Back Kathy for ‘Busy Day Beef Stew’ recipe
EDITOR'S NOTE: Kathy Hamman Miller, author of the Townbroadcast "Grandma's Recipe Box" column, has returned from the disabled list after successful surgery. We welcome her back "to the same old…
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Ramblin’ Road: I give up Facebook for an old dog
by Phyllis McCrossin This week I deactivated my Facebook account. No big deal, I’ve done it at least 50 times before; but I think this time it might be for…
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Army Bob: Reverse racism comments get a free pass
by Robert M. Traxler An article in the Washington Post quoted a speech by Dr. Aruna Khilanani lecturing at Yale, saying she had dreams about “unloading a revolver into the…
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Everyday Joys: My dread of approaching an empty nest
EDITOR’S NOTE: I asked Denise Dykstra of Martin if she’d like to write a column for Townbroadcast. This is her first entry, which she already had posted on Facebook: by…
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Yes It’s True: Joe Miller has been the Everyman Chief
It would extremely difficult to find a more popular public figure in these parts than the soon-to-be-retired Wayland Fire Chief Joe Miller. Just about everybody likes Joe. Well, evildoers and…
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Ranger Rick: What’s the deal about Memorial Day?
The readers who take exception to what I write about think I am out of touch. I am out of touch, I don't watch the news every day on all…