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The election is only a month away, so it’s time to put in my 2 cents worth concerning how people should vote.
If you have been reading these columns for any length of time, you are no doubt …
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By Don Amend
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10/8/20
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We Americans always seem to find some reason to fight among ourselves. As you might expect, this being a presidential election year, we have more than a few reasons to take issue with our neighbors …
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By Don Amend
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9/8/20
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The COVID-19 virus has hopelessly scrambled the world of sports.
Because of the pandemic, baseball players are playing before crowds of cardboard cutouts instead of real people, and plays are …
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By Don Amend
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8/13/20
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In 1944, Army Air Corps pilots stationed on the island of New Guinea were looking for possible sites for an additional air strip on the island when they found a large river valley in a place that …
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By Don Amend
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7/23/20
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Let’s face it: We Americans are a cantankerous bunch, so the demonstrations we are seeing now should be no surprise to anyone.
This nation was born demonstrating against the government. A …
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By Don Amend
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6/23/20
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The death toll of the coronavirus pandemic has passed 100,000 here in the land of the free.
That’s a lot of people. To put it into Wyoming perspective, it would mean wiping out four of the …
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By Don Amend
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6/2/20
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It has been easy for me to deal with the current quarantining of America.
I had already been spending most of my time at home, with only occasional forays to the coffee shop or the sidewalks …
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By Don Amend
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4/30/20
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Apparently, we are going to be in quarantine for a while longer.
That’s certainly more of a problem for those of us with businesses and jobs, and active people who are normally out and about …
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By Don Amend
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4/9/20
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Thanks to the coronavirus epidemic currently sweeping the world, I have decided I’ll be in quarantine for a while.
I’m not really sure how much danger I’m in, but I am among …
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By Don Amend
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3/19/20
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This column has been a long time coming.
I began working on it a bit over a week ago, and have started over four or maybe five times. I’ve stayed up late working on it and I’ve …
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By Don Amend
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2/27/20
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Back in November, I decided to take two or three weeks off before once again returning my photo to the Tribune’s opinion page.
I wasn’t exactly taking this time off because I was tired …
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By Don Amend
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1/28/20
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Our president aimed a derogatory insult at a pretty big group of Americans recently. Specifically, Mr. Trump said that Americans who don’t support him, so-called “Never Trumpers,” …
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By Don Amend
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11/21/19
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This appearance of The Amend Corner is sort of significant — at least as significant as a column produced by a guy like me can be.
I realized that this was a significant column while …
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By Don Amend
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10/24/19
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Should President Trump be impeached?
Maybe, or maybe not, but the House of Representatives has taken a big step beyond just talking about impeachment, opening an investigation of the president to …
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By Don Amend
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10/10/19
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A few months ago, I reached the ripe old age of three score and 15 years.
One of the benefits of reaching such an advanced age is that I have quite a lot of free time. I have no job — …
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By Don Amend
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9/17/19
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If you are a regular reader of this column, you know there are times when writing and my brain don’t want to work together.
This is one of those times.
I suppose I could give up and send …
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By Don Amend
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9/3/19
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Space travel seems to be a hot topic these days.
Among other things, there is a bunch of interest in sending astronauts back to the moon, and this time, they should stay awhile and even build a …
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By Don Amend
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8/15/19
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Well, summer is approximately half over now, and my wife and I have already experienced the high point of the season — the biennial reunion of the cousins.
Every two years, our son’s …
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By Don Amend
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7/30/19
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Nearly three decades ago, two young girls began to exchange letters, beginning a friendship despite being separated by many miles. Recently the two girls, now in the 40s, met each other in person for …
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By Don Amend
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6/25/19
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