May 2015 – Page 2

Here are 3 proposals to fix roads without making budget cuts

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. I’ve long maintained that the two most important purposes of government are to solve…

Editor May 29, 2015

Obituaries

Celebration of life for Judy (McBride) Nance, 67, will be June 14

There will be a memorial celebration to honor the life of Judy Karen (McBride) Nance from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 14, at Yankee Springs Golf Course. Ms. Nance…

Editor May 29, 2015

Sports

Middleville’s 3rd win over ‘Cats ends their season in districts

The Wayland High School girls' varsity soccer season came to an end Thursday night in the district semifinals with a 2-0 loss to Middleville Thornapple Kellogg. Middleville, which beat the…

Editor May 29, 2015

Columns

Army Bob: Cold War redux? Russian tanks better than ours

The Russians have introduced a new main battle tank at the annual WWII Victory Parade, the T-14 Armata. The tank is a marvel of 21st Century innovation. It has a…

Editor May 29, 2015

Columns

Yes It Is, It’s True: ‘Purple Patty’ and the ugly senate campaign

“When you lie down with dogs, you rise up with fleas.” — Ottawa County Prosecutor James Bussard, March 1969. This is the somewhat sordid and salacious story of perhaps the…

Editor May 28, 2015

Articles

WHS grad accepted into Hope watershed research program

Emily Arendsen, a graduating Wayland High School senior who is planning to study biology at Hope College this fall, has been accepted into Hope College's Watershed Research program this summer.…

Editor May 28, 2015

Columns

Democracy Tree: Many local police now are armed to the teeth

Is your local government armed to the teeth? Many in Michigan are. A recent editorial in U.S. News & World Report cited the drama writer’s principle known as “Chekhov’s Gun”…

Editor May 28, 2015

Obituaries

Services scheduled for Saturday for Bud Higbee, 85, of Dorr

Ruben "Bud" E. Higbee, age 85 of Dorr, died May 27. Bud was a wood worker at Grand Rapids Dowel Works. He was a member of the Wyoming Ward Church…

Editor May 28, 2015

Sports

Lady Wildcats win tuneup for districts and run record to 29-2

The Wayland varsity softball team Tuesday defeated Wyoming 4-1 in a non-league nine-inning game to improve its overall season record to 29-2. The contest was a sort of tuneup for…

Editor May 27, 2015

Obituaries

Funeral will be Saturday for 5-year-old son of WHS graduates

Services for the 5-year-old son of two Wayland High School graduates killed May 16 in a tragic traffic accident will be Saturday in Middleville. Caleb Duley was born Feb. 18,…

Editor May 27, 2015