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Ramblin’ Road: DK filling hole left by Cindy’s passing
by Phyllis McCrossin We added to our household After we put Cindy Lou down, I swore no more dogs for a while. A long while. And then King suggested I…
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Army Bob: OK, Mr. Biden. You won. So now what?
by Robert M. Traxler Janet Hook and Evan Helper of the Los Angeles Times basically said that President-elect Joe Biden kept his number one campaign promise, so the other campaign…
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One Small Voice: My real time take on Capitol mess
by Lynn Mandaville Republicans, do you see what you have enabled all these four years that an unstable, megalomanic has sat in the role of President of the United States?…
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Ranger Rick: The other side is spreading lying manure
In a recent post by my friend and colleague, the esteemed Army Bob, there were comments from readers about "Proud Boys" and "armed people" and "Trumpy had it made (COVID-19…
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Yes It’s True: Otsego and Plainwell still doing hybrid
“And you know, something is happening, but you don’t know what it is… do you, Mr. Jones?” — Bob Dylan, “Ballad of a Thin Man.” I suppose everyone has had…
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Grandma’s boiled dinner is served with chili sauce
by Kathy Hamman Miller Grandma’s boiled dinner was always a meal that she served with a dish of her home canned sweet chili sauce. She also would save the stock…
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Ramblin’ Road: Celebrating, reflecting on New Year’s
by Phyllis McCrossin Happy New Year! For many, 2020 was not the best of years. I’ll be honest, I’ve had worse. But I’m not certain if the “worse” years were…
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Wayne Goodwin’s secret was ability to adapt, change
“His master replied, ‘Well done! You are a good and faithful servant’.” — From the Christian Bible “A stepparent is so much more than just a parent; they made the…
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Yes It’s True: That was the year that was, with Covid
The year 2020 probably will go down in history as the most hated, all because of a viral pandemic, a seriously contentious presidential election and economic distress the likes of…
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Army Bob: ‘Social Justice’ nothing less than socialism
“I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” ~Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929 –…