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Army Bob: We’re a lot more vulnerable than we think

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A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation”, — President Ronald Reagan by Robert M. Traxler About 20,000 Chinese nationals have been apprehended at our southern border so far this fiscal year, processed then released. The 11 million total migrants this year does not count the ones...
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Yes It’s True: A huge honor is traced to 75 Years Ago

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“It’a small world after all, It’s a small world after all, It’s a small world after all, It’s a small, small world.” What do this publication’s 75 Years Ago section and Dvorak’s New World Symphony have in common?Bear with me, I’ll explain. I have been intrigued by the occasional post...
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Avocado Pasta Salad: New twist on an old favorite

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by Kathy Hamman Miller This pasta salad is all about the homemade avocado creamy dressing. Everything else is a matter of choices to match your family’s personal palate. Ingredients: Dressing:  1 1/2 cups guacamole of choice. Some are spicier than others. Dash of salt 1/2 cup mayo or salad dressing....
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Army Bob: Triple minority VP a formidable candidate

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To my Republican friends: Beware what you wish for, it may come true. The conservative media is wall-to-wall covering President Joe Biden’s electability and calling for the Democrats to dump our President. The special counsel who investigated the classified document case against the President wrote in the official report that...
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Yes It’s True: Our noble morality efforts have failed

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I had mixed emotions earlier this week when I read that the resource officer at Hopkins Schools was teaching fifth-graders to identify and resist bullying. There is no question that the problem of bullying needs to be addressed, especially as children start preparing for middle school. But I fear we...
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Nostalgic corn dogs can transport us to fairgounds

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Yearning for a nostalgic delight? Corn Dogs are here to transport you to the fairgrounds and childhood memories with each and every bite!
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Army Bob: Candidates’ ages make VP choice important

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by Robert M. Traxler “Your brain is still developing even after society calls you an adult. But it doesn’t last long. Once you hit your late 20s, you start a very slow “cognitive decline.” Web MD Are Presidents Trump and Biden too old for a second term? As this column...
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Old fashioned pizza dough, a blast from 1976 Extension

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by Kathy Hamman Miller Taken from the Allegan County 1976 Extension Homemakers Cookbook.: Did you ever look through an old cookbook for a recipe to try, wondering which ones were the favorites? Look for the ones with the most amount of stains that are noted being on a page. That...
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Yes It’s True: ‘Michigan’s Best’ the latest to bite dust

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"And another one bites the Dust.” — Queen, 1980 I noticed that over the last couple of weeks the faithful walking delivery guy of “Michigan’s Best” free publication hasn’t been making his usual rounds in my neighborhood. My mailbox has been bereft of the “throwaway” quasi-newspaper now for the last...
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Yes It’s True: It’s a small world after all, isn’t it?

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“It’s a small world after all… It’s a small world after all… It’s a small world after all… It’s a small, small world.” — From a Disney movie Every once in a while we encounter evidence of a small world with coincidences that can be startling, and sometimes even creepy....
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