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Yes It’s True: Grad Bashes falling on hard Covid times

I see posts occasionally on Facebook that ask about a program I remember that didn’t exist at all in my high school days, but now is commonplace and terrifically popular.…

Editor November 15, 2020

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Yes It’s True: Wayland school board may be cursed

I don’t anticipate President Donald Trump challenging voting results in Allegan County, so it behooves me to tell readers about a couple of unusual takeaways I’ve had since Nov. 3.…

Editor November 12, 2020

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Army Bob: Why is voting fraud so prevalent in Dem areas?

by Robert M. Traxler Exactly why are most voter irregularities in Democrat-run states or cities? Year after year, election cycle after election cycle, the problem areas and the vast majority…

Editor November 12, 2020

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Ranger Rick: Voter fraud probe should continue

Well, the pollsters were wrong big time AGAIN. Talking about voter suppression, the Democrats have a built-in suppression mechanism and it is called the media and pollsters. The media parrots…

Editor November 10, 2020

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Make a Yooper mainstay, pasties, in your own home

by Kathy Hamman Miller Pasties Cut 2 pounds of sirloin steak into 1/2 inch squares. Cut all of the following into 1/2 inch pieces 3 carrots 2 small rutabaga 4…

Editor November 9, 2020

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Tales of Quartzsite, Ariz., a camel driver and the desert

by Phyllis McCrossin We meandered across the country and ended up in Quartzsite, Ariz., on our sixth day on the road. I have to admit, and this may offend some,…

Editor November 8, 2020

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Yes It’s True: Two films seem to mirror Covid-19 crisis

I posted not long ago a column about how Rod Serling’s Twilight Zone episode “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street” somehow called to mind the current Covid-19 pandemic. After…

Editor November 7, 2020

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Basura: A radical proposal for presidential elections

As the 2020 election grinds slowly toward a conclusion, many seem frustrated with delays, with the allegations heard from the President about cheating and fraud. My proposal is simple: halt…

Editor November 7, 2020

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Army Bob: Biggest losers in the election were pollsters

by Robert M. Traxler Well I was going to hold the column until we knew the total outcome of the election; however, my contract with the rich and powerful owner…

Editor November 5, 2020

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Ranger Rick: Oswald did not kill President Kennedy

The recent exercise by the U.S. House of Representatives in trying to oust President Donald Trump from office was quashed by the Senate, as it should have been. This is…

Editor November 3, 2020