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Army Bob: The history of U.S. slavery is complicated
by Robert M. Traxler In the age of the cancel culture, I pen this column with a good bit of trepidation. Any facts stated in this piece could be attacked,…
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Ranger Rick: Teachers should just get back to work
Throughout the "pandemic" of Communist Chinese Coronavirus (CCC), there were many who kept working through it all. Truck drivers were hardest hit, as they kept working but had no place…
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Try an old-time favorite, ice cream with peach cobbler
by Kathy Hamman Miller I used my Grandmother’s cobbler topping recipe to this old-time favorite. You’ll need to make the cobbler bits in advance so it has enough time to…
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Yes It’s True: Lottery better than voting student council
“Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.” — Winston Churchill I don’t…
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One Small Voice: Trump is like an erratic haboob
by Lynn Mandaville Monsoon season has finally arrived here in the Valley of the Sun. Sunday last, late in the afternoon, the sky darkened with that eerie yellowish glow that,…
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Army Bob: Let us mask up and open up to fight Covid
by Robert M. Traxler Unfortunately, COVID-19 will not go away anytime soon, even with a vaccine. The H1N1 flu or Swine Flu has been with us for 11 years, even…
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Ranger Rick: Lawlessness will continue under Dems
I was recently with old male classmates. The conversation in our youth was about jobs (lack of or recently obtained), cars, girlfriends (lack of, or thinking about marrying) cars, football…
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Basura: Trump’s campaign mailings are interesting
“If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire…
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Good WiFi is a luxury when living cheap on the road
by Phyllis McCrossin If you are reading this, it means I was able to find a place with WiFi so I could download, upload, attach and e-mail this missive. It’s…
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‘Tis the late summer season for fruity Blueberry Buckle
by Kathy Hamman Miller Blueberry Buckle Ingredients: 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup sugar 1 egg 1/2 cup milk 1/4 cup oleo 2 cups…