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Brandt’s Randt – You Can’t Always Believe Your Eyes

London Police get a rough go in this city.  Sometimes it’s warranted. Sometimes not. When a crowd is allowed to assemble and it gets out of control, as in the infamous riot here a year and a half ago, police get the blame.  When they break up a big mob, they get criticized.  …

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A Brandt Randt – My Cup of Dumb Runneth Over

Why do I read comments on news stories?  They just make me crazy. Yet I’m drawn to them like an unlucky city slicker panning for gold. They’re almost as bad as comments about radio goings-on on the SOWNY or QUAD CITIES message boards.  In both cases the lion’s share of those involved are people spouting off about things they know nothing about.   …

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