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Ramblin’ Road: Simple life keeps King and I married
by Phyllis McCrossin We made it to June. The state is supposedly still on shutdown, though I don’t see much difference other than signs reminding us to remain six feet…
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Old-fashioned Sloppy Joe recipe makes ’em sloppy
by Kathy Hamman Miller Sloppy Joe is an old-fashioned recipe that has always been a crowd pleasing family favorite for us. If you are fortunate enough to have any left…
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Yes It’s True: Riots cause too much binary thinking
“There’ll be a burnin’ and a lootin’.” — Bob Marley The widespread looting and rioting that has visited too many of our cities in the U.S. over the last week…
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Guest Column: Troubling perspectives about racism
by Aaron W. Wissner I was a racist, too Growing up in Bear Lake was a unique experience. We were so isolated. Way up North, far from the cities. The…
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Army Bob: Has Coronavirus changed America forever?
by Robert M. Traxler Will the COVID-19 pandemic change the way we do business? Will having to live with being locked up and with most things being locked down change…
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One Small Voice: Murder institutionally sanctioned
by Lynn Mandaville Sunday evening in Minneapolis, a black man suspected of forgery was detained by police outside a convenience store. Video taken by a bystander shows seven minutes of…
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Ranger Rick: We shouldn’t be scared of no COVID-19
What is it now, nine weeks of stay at home order under way and to continue until June 12 (so far).? The governor has redone those orders how many times…
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Ramblin’ Road: On losing momentoes, not memories
by Phyllis McCrossin I was recently asked how to get ready for a life on the road. There a multitude of things that have to be done – the legal…
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Grandma’s Texas Sheet Cake, teaching fractions
by Kathy Hamman Miller This recipe can help the grandchildren understand fractions and their value in knowing how to deal with them in everday life tasks: Grandma's Texas Sheet Cake…
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Mark Wakeman: 55 years ago, Gettysburg Address
On Memorial Day weekend in 1965, I was asked by Village President Phillip Reno to to deliver The Gettysburg Address at a small ceremony in our town's cemetery following a…