July 2016

Monday Moanin’: Do advanced classes help with college?

July 31, 2016

When the value of high school is exaggerated By EMILY DERUY, JUL 26, 2016 It turns out that students who take AP classes don’t actually get better college grades. As more students pursue college, high schools are becoming increasingly bullish about enrolling students in advanced classes. These courses, the standard refrain goes,...

Barry Hastings: Manifest Destiny 18 months later, an appraisal

July 31, 2016

by Barry Hastings Results of our (ever-so-slowly-ending) business in Afghanistan, and badly-ended fool's errand in Iraq, are not going to be pretty — not even cosmetically tolerable. We took action in two failing states; pushed one over the edge (and into the arms of our enemies), and have little to...

Editorial

Road conditions in Dorr Twp. are bad and getting worse

July 30, 2016

To the editor: On the ballot for the Aug. 2 election is a referendum for the approval of three mills for maintaining roads in Dorr Township. In the spirt of full disclosure, I am a member of the Citizens’ Road Committee, a volunteer group of unpaid concerned citizens who are...

People close to Martin native, local musician, deny he has died

July 29, 2016

Despite reports that Tom Northrup, 54, a Martin native and local musician, died of injuries he suffered Wednesday in a bicycle accident near Copper Harbor in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, there are people close to the situation who have denied that he has died. The pastor for Northrup's family has sent...

Miling, Boot Best options for Dorr Twp. Supervisor, Clerk

July 29, 2016

EDITOR”S NOTE: My motto ever since launching this on-line rag has been, “I report what I see and hear. And sometimes I comment on it.” With that in mind, the following is the fifth and final installment of a series of political endorsements or positions for the Aug. 2 primary...

Basura: As a Vietnam vet, I highly recommend visiting VA

July 29, 2016

I just got back from my annual physical with the VA. I go the Wyoming Health Care Center, in Wyoming, Mich., a suburb of Grand Rapids. It happens to be conveniently located by the M-6 expressway, just west of US-131. I have been quite happy with the VA Outpatient Clinic....

Columns

Army Bob: Media is a huge part of the problem of terrorism

July 28, 2016

"If it bleeds it leads." A pattern is emerging after terrorist attacks in the United States and indeed worldwide. The media covers the attack and is enthralled with the attack itself; the number of victims, the weapons used, the life story of the murders, and the mistakes of law enforcement...

Editorial

Monterey veterinarian makes a case for twp. supervisor

July 28, 2016

To the residents of Monterey Township: On Tuesday, Aug. 2, I will be asking you to vote for me for supervisor. We live in an amazing community. It doesn’t matter if you are new to the area, or if your family has been here for more than 100 years; Monterey...

Funeral Monday for ex-WHS student Michael Van Dorp, 63

July 28, 2016

Former Wayland High School student Michael Van Dorp, 63, of Vermontville died of cancer Thursday, July 28. Michael attended Wayland High School and then joined the Marine Corps, serving in Vietnam. He then became a cop, EMT and firefighter, then went on to a career at Amway from which he...

Dorr Twp. votes for graveling, only if road millage passes

July 28, 2016

The Dorr Township Board Thursday evening decided to approve paying $32,052 to Stoneco for this year’s graveling program, but only if the road millage request passes in the Aug. 2 primary. The township pays for a graveling program annually, but now has only $209,000 in its coffers for roads because...

Month: July 2016