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You’ve heard of John Wayne, Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, Tex Ritter and other cowboy movie stars. But decades before them, an actor paved the way to fame in Westerns.

In the past two months, President Joe Biden’s revised procedures for stemming the influx of asylum seekers across the Southern border have seemed to be working, substantially slowing the flow.

A friend served zucchini with dinner the other night and her 10-year-old exclaimed, “Oh no, it’s zucchini season!”

Every person over age 18 should invest in a will, also called a last will and testament. The biggest reason for having a will is that a properly prepared will will help your surviving family members avoid unnecessary expenses when distributing your assets when you die.

Getting rid of debt before retirement is often a good idea. Getting rid of your credit scores? Not so much.

A group called “No Labels” is moving ahead with the possibility of running a third-party candidate for president next year — at least if Donald Trump and Joe Biden are the major party nominees.

While Joe Biden spends a significant amount of time stoking the flames of racism, no one can top Barack and Michelle Obama on the topic. This was proven once again following the recent Supreme Court decision overturning affirmative action in making race a factor for college admissions.

I’m a mild and lazy guy. That’s the only reason I haven’t been driven stark, raving mad by an evil cabal I am convinced is now running my life and has turned it into one big gaslight job.

As a by-product of the natural aging process, doctors’ offices are frequently visited by most of us. In my own case, for many years, thanks to the grace of God, I made exactly one visit per calendar year to a medical doctor. During the visit, I’d say, “Ahhh” and let him thump me with that little reflex hammer to test my deep tendon reflexes and shed a little light inside my ears, and that was it. I was good to go for another year.

During the middle of July, a tragic homicide story rocked the Ohio State University football team as the mother of freshman wide receiver Carnell Tate was killed in a drive-by shooting in Chicago’s Garfield Park neighborhood. The hearts of Buckeye fans were broken for Tate, who is only 18 and is expected to see some playing time this year. His mother, Ashley Griggs, won’t be cheering in the stands to see her son in his scarlet and gray debut.