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Ranger Rick: These are criminals, not protesters

The professional agitators are in force in Seattle and Portland. Folks, these are not people upset about George Floyd's death, this is an opportunity to cause unrest because they don't…

Editor July 28, 2020

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There is aways plenty of time for cinnamon tea

by Kathy Hamman Miller There is a difference of opinions on the proper strength of this tea, but the following proportions should make enough for 16 - 3/4 cup servings.…

Editor July 27, 2020

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Ramblin’ Road: Hearing loss 1 of the hazards of aging

by Phyllis McCrossin It was a fairly quiet weekend for King and me. We helped our son paint his house Friday and babysat Friday night while he and his wife…

Editor July 27, 2020

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Basura: Halt convention, but open the schools?

“We are healthy only to the extent that our ideas are humane.” — Kilgore Trout, in Breakfast of Champions, by Kurt Vonnegut Kimora "Kimmie" Lynum died on July 18 in Putnam County, according…

Editor July 27, 2020

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Yes It’s True: Smoke-free, gun-free laws badly done

A story from more than 40 years ago can be used to help explain the persistent misleading assertion that the City of Chicago bans guns, yet it has among the…

Editor July 26, 2020

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Basura: Reflections on throwing out the first ball

"Say the secret password, and a duck’ll come down and give you fifty dollars.' — Groucho Marx, host of the game show “You Bet Your Life.” I was once selected…

Editor July 24, 2020

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One Small Voice: Spins won’t alter truth about virus

“The science should not stand in the way of this,” said Kayleigh McEnany at a recent press conference where she was responding to questions about children returning to school amid…

Editor July 24, 2020

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Yes It’s True: Thank Army Bob for his job well done

“Politics makes strange bedfellows” — Adapted from “The Tempest” by William Shakespeare. This time honored phrase is perhaps the best way to describe my relationship of eight years with Robert…

Editor July 23, 2020

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Army Bob: Will left learn from the history of crime?

by Robert M. Traxler In Portland, Oregon, peaceful nonviolent protesters set up barricades to keep people in the building housing a police union headquarters, and then set it on fire.…

Editor July 23, 2020

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Ranger Rick: For the Times, They Are A-Changin’

As you age, things that were so clear when you were younger become clearer or muddied, depending on your perspective. I became a conservative after being a Democrat for many…

Editor July 21, 2020