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-Benjamin Franklin
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This week in ’88: Murder for Hire Charges Dismissed
Murder for Hire Charges Dismissed James R. Houchin stopped by right after we’d finished last week’s edition. He had with him a copy of Judge R. D. McPhillips’ order releasing him. Houchin had, along with DeBoar, been busted for ‘conspiracy to commit the offense of Deliberate Homicide’. As McPhillips noted, “the person to be killed Read more
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Rhubarb Bars
Rhubarb Bars 3 cups rhubarb, cut up 1 1/2 cups sugar 1/4 cup water 2 tbsp cornstarch 1 tsp vanilla Dissolve cornstarch in cold water. Add sugar and rhubarb, cook until thick. Add vanilla. Set aside. Crust and topping 1 1/2 cups oatmeal 1 1/2 cups flour 1 cup (or less) brown sugar 1 cup Read more
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Lowering Academic Expectations
A few weeks back, a request came in for thoughts on grade inflation – basically lowered academic expectations. Grade inflation is easiest observed in the Spring – high school graduation time. The more students that share valedictorian status, the greater the statistical improbability. It is possible to have the Lake Wobegon situation, where everyone is Read more
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How to tell spiders and ticks apart
This past week, some folks in our community Facebook page wanted to know if something was a tick or a spider. The comments section got a bit heated, and the offending post seems to have been censored. There were differing opinions, as there often are on such things, and opinions held with no shortage of Read more
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Thoughts on Ghost Guns
How hard is it to build a gun? A friend explained to me that an AR-15 is basically a lego set for adults. I kind of think he’s correct – virtually any individual, with something approaching average ability and willing to follow directions, given all the parts and less than a Benjamin’s worth of tools Read more
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