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Ranger Rick: A serious lack of enthusiasm for Joe Biden

The Communist Chinese Coronavirus (CCC) has some reprieve from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. High school athletics can start again, albeit a curtailed season. How magnanimous of her! But she has a…

Editor September 8, 2020

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Yes It’s True: What a drag it is getting old, memory loss

“Long ago, it must be, I have a photograph. Preserve your memories… they're all that’s left you.” — Simon & Garfunkel, “Old Friends.” “…with ingredients found… in jellyfish!” — A televised…

Editor September 7, 2020

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Here’s a pretty ‘snappy’ green bean side dish recipe

by Kathy Hamman Miller A pretty “snappy” green bean side dish recipe. “Snap” beans, green beans or string beans — no matter which name you prefer, they are one and…

Editor September 7, 2020

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Ramblin’ Road: When does summer end, fall begin?

by Phyllis McCrossin The calendar says summer officially ends (this year) Sept. 22, and fall will continue through Dec. 21. We all know that is not true. Summer ends the…

Editor September 6, 2020

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One Small Voice: Vets had more courage than Trump

by Lynn Mandaville Tonight I am looking at a relic of the Vietnam War. No, it’s not my husband. It’s a nickel-plated bracelet inscribed with the name of a POW…

Editor September 5, 2020

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Basura: Trump calls vets who died ‘losers & suckers’

“Lord, don't they help themselves, y'all But when the taxman comes to the door Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale, yeah It ain't me It ain't me I…

Editor September 4, 2020

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Army Bob: North vs. South Korea teaches on socialism

by Robert M. Traxler As we have a new chapter in the centuries-old debate over capitalism vs socialism, it is a good time to revisit a column of some years…

Editor September 3, 2020

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Basura: A dishonor roll of those drained from swamp

“He that lieth down with dogs shall rise up with fleas.” — Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard’s Almanac Remember during the campaign of 2016 we often heard the phrase “Drain the…

Editor September 1, 2020

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Ranger Rick: Herr editor’s got it all wrong on economy

I read in awe of ignorance about the economic situation in the United States presently by our esteemed editor. His question was ".... how can stocks (equities) be doing so…

Editor September 1, 2020

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One Small Voice: Will we survive a couple of storms?

by Lynn Mandaville Two storms struck the United States this past week. The second storm to strike chronologically was a sinister force of nature, a hurricane named Laura, the twelfth…

Editor August 31, 2020