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God, Boy Scouts and my ‘Eagle Scout kills atheist’ story

Posted on February 8, 2013 by admin

By Joel Thurtell Once a week for a couple years in the 1950s, we Cub Scouts in our blue shirts and yellow neckerchiefs would make a circle around the dining room table of Mrs. Nash, our den mother. We would … Continue reading →

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My NRA hit list

Posted on February 7, 2013 by admin

By Joel Thurtell I’m on the NRA’s hit list. They’re hitting me up for money so they can protect patriotic Americans whose “Second Amendment rights,” the NRA claims, are in danger of being “dismantled and destroyed.” “THEY WANT TO MAKE … Continue reading →

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Counting bodies, or not

Posted on January 31, 2013 by admin

  For all the adorable images of cats that play the piano, flush the toilet, mew melodiously and find their way back home over hundreds of miles, scientists have identified a shocking new truth: cats are far deadlier than anyone … Continue reading →

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Do the math: Right-to-work makes great sense at Free Press

Posted on January 19, 2013 by admin

By Joel Thurtell Excellent article by Detroit Free Press editorial editor Stephen Henderson explaining why “right to work makes absolutely no sense for Michigan.” Sound arguments all the way. I agree 100 percent. One fact not mentioned: The Detroit News … Continue reading →

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Daily Show skewers Matty

Posted on January 10, 2013 by admin

By Joel Thurtell Poor Matty Moroun. The billionaire Ambassador Bridge owner just can’t get no respect. The latest brine was poured onto his wounds by Al Madrigal of The Daily Show. Thank you, Jon Stewart!

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Setting UM’s tone

Posted on December 16, 2012 by admin

By Joel Thurtell Sidney Gilman’s Alzheimers research colleagues at the University of Michigan see some kind of “riddle” in their mentor and erstwhile hero’s parleying expert medical credentials into $1,000-an-hour consulting fees while serving as director of UM’s Michigan Alzheimer’s … Continue reading →

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Guns again

Posted on December 16, 2012 by admin

Last time I ran this column, the lethal gunfire was in Arizona. Now the carnage is in Connecticut. Seems timely to re-run my October 2, 2010 column about Canada’s firearms law: By Joel Thurtell Watch out, NRA. My PAL’s gonna … Continue reading →

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Great MOUSE CODE review

Posted on December 8, 2012 by admin

Great review by K9YA Telegraph of Joel Thurtell’s new book, MOUSE CODE. MOUSE CODE may be ordered from amazon.    

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Screwing themselves

Posted on December 8, 2012 by admin

By Joel Thurtell Workers of Michigan! Did you vote Republican? The Republican-run Michigan Legislature just passed right-to-work legislation that will ban closed shops. Without discussion, without committee meetings or public hearings, the Legislature stole from citizens the right to bargain … Continue reading →

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How to cook muskrat

Posted on December 2, 2012 by admin

By Joel Thurtell Want to try rat? I mean muskrat. I know, sounds bad. Here’s something to allay your squeamishness. It’s not really rat. “Muskrat” comes from an Algonquian Indian word something like “musquash,” according to Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. That “rat” … Continue reading →

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