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Greater Hopkins Area Chamber to be proposed tonight
A Greater Hopkins Area Chamber of Commerce may be in the works. Barb Bennett, a committee member and one of the principal organizers, said she will present an outline of…
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Frosh Sydney Urben finishes 22nd at state bowling tourney
Wayland High School freshmen Sydney Urben finished 22nd in the state tournament Saturday to mark the end of a successful season for the Lady Wildcats. Coach Bill Holbrook said she…
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Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday for Ann Miklusicak, 93
Ann L. Miklusicak, age 93, of Wayland died Saturday, March 7, at home. Ann was born on Dec. 9, 1921, in Wayland Township to John and Maria (Farsky) Miklusicak. She…
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Wayland Middle School choir receives #1 rating at festival
The Wayland Union Middle School Choir received a first division rating last week at the District 10 Choral Festival in Holland. The group has qualified to attend the state festival…
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Monday Moan: Wayland School Board: Live within your means
jeffsalisbury@charter.net I’ve been thinking about the expression “living within one’s means” – and the economics of personal and family budgets — and how it translates to the economics of school…
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The Muck Starts Here: The U.S. should bring back the draft
"Such subtle covenants shall be made, 'til peace is war in masquerade." — John Dryden by Barry Hastings Seems as though everything this administration does in our wars (we're fighting…
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Cancer risks should result in a moratorium on fracking
To the editor: I've been reading the Compendium of Scientific, Medical and Media Findings Demonstrating Risks and Harms of Fracking www.concernedhealthny.org This compilation of evidence was used in New York…
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Wayland Middle School wrestlers go unbeaten in tourney
The Wayland Middle School wrestling team Saturday took the championship trophy by going undefeated in a tournament competition at Allendale. Team members shown celebrating here are Noah Ingersoll, Tyler Yanke,…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: I was an unpopular editor back in the day
Yet another saga from my tempestuous editorship at the Albion Evening Recorder: The summer of 1983, I was in my fourth year as editor and still doing a little sports…
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Democracy Tree: For-profit sharks swarm public sector pool
by Amy Kerr Hardin Aramark cited privatized food services as a major growth area in its fourth quarter 2014 report, specifically in the lucrative North American sector — “As reported…