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One Small Voice: Do bad things happen to bad people?

In our unending search for fairness, and in the absence of finding fairness in man-made legal structure, humans around the world have sought a common sense of universal, even cosmic,…

Editor September 13, 2020

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Yes It’s True: We’ve seen fire and we’ve seen rain. Yawn

“Well, I’m about to get upset, from watching my TV, checking out the news until my eyeballs fail to see. I’m mean to say that every day it’s just another…

Editor September 12, 2020

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Army Bob: Right-wingers rioting; the media says so

by Robert M. Traxler Presidential candidate and former Vice President Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. has a campaign ad out stating that right-wing protesters and militias are responsible for the violence…

Editor September 10, 2020

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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