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Monday Moanin’: Finish hoeing your garden
by Jeff Salisbury I am the sort of fellow who strives to be present - to live in and be aware of the moments as I am experiencing them -…
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The Muck Starts Here: One comment and more softball
by Barry Hastings A week or so ago, a CBS Evening News report asked the question, "Is baseball becoming hazardous for the fans?" This following a two-week period when a…
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Golf scramble proceeds to aid boy fighting leukemia
"Divots for Dawson," a golf scramble to help raise funds to defray costs of treatment for 5-year-old Dawson Babiak will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, at the…
Posted inEditorial
High school pool will be Wayland schools’ biggest economic headache
ACHTUNG: The following is not “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. Matt Miner, former vice chairman of the Wayland City Planning Commission and current member…
Posted inObituaries
Clara Clark of Dorr passes; services scheduled for Monday, July 27
Clara Clark of Dorr, died Thursday, 23. Born in Hatton, Ala., the daughter of Grady and Maggie Bradford. She is survived by her husband Louis Clark, daughter, Debbie (Joe) Vitale…
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Visitation planned for Saturday for Lucille Martin, 100
Lucille M. Brown (Brewer), age 100, died Thursday, July 23. She was preceded in death by her husband, Milo Brown; sons Phillip "Bob" Brown, Galen Brown; granddaughter Jodi Brown; parents…
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Army Bob: Presidential election could decide socialism or free market?
by Robert M. Traxler Income inequality, economic fairness, economic justice, redistribution of wealth; are all progressive/socialist concepts. The next presidential election will be a referendum on the national economic system.…
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Wayland High School softball players excel in the classroom too
And the honors keep on pouring in for the 2015 Wayland High School softball team. This time the honor, presented at Central Michigan University, was for having the top academic…
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Democracy Tree: Is Trinity prison food service Aramark redux?
by Amy Kerr Hardin Democracy Tree catalogued the multiple offenses of Aramark, the soon-to-be former private food vendor for the Michigan Department of Corrections, so now it’s time to compile…
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Teunissen officially presented with Miss Softball Pitcher award
Wayland High School's Mallory Teunissen officially received her Miss Softball Pitcher award at the state-wide all-star game this summer. Presenting the award is the president of the Michigan Softball Coaches…