Columns – Page 88

Ranger Rick: Blame China, Dems, not Trump for Covid

I read in the Wall Street Journal an article, "Hundreds of Companies That Got Stimulus Aid Have Failed" about companies that have filed for bankruptcy when the money ran out. …

Editor November 17, 2020

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Ramblin’ Road: Grandma’s joys with homeschooling

by Phyllis McCrossin It’s 1:45 p.m. Mountain time in California. I am learning, first hand, the joys of homeschooling first-graders. Our daughter’s twin sons are in the first grade. They…

Editor November 16, 2020

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Grandma’s Spinach Salad includes a ‘hot’ dressing

by Kathy Hamman Miller Grandma's Spinach Salad Start out with 6 ounces of baby spinach. Add 1 cup cranberry raisins, 1 cup of Walnut pieces. Fry up 12 slices of…

Editor November 16, 2020

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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