September 2016 – Page 14

City hires Lt. Mark Rookus to come back to Wayland PD

September 6, 2016

Sgt. Mark Rookus, who retired earlier this summer after 29 years with the Wayland Police Department, will return to duty soon as a part-time lieutenant. The Wayland City Council Tuesday night approved a recommendation from Police Chief Steve Harper to make the move because the force is short one officer...

Ranger Rick: We must ensure legal, not illegal, immigration

September 6, 2016

I notice everyone is excited about Donald Trump’s proclamations Mexico will pay for the wall to be erected on the southern border. Many assert that will never happen, as did Mexico’s president. All the screeching aside either for or against the wall, the point is we give Mexico at least...

Second free summer meals program serves nearly 9,000 kids

September 6, 2016

The second Wayland Union schools' summer "Funtastic" free meals program served 8,813 free meals this summer. The meal sites included Steeby Elementary, Sawmill Estates, United Church of Wayland, the Moline softball park, the community room at Windsor Woods Estates mobile home park, the Henika District Library and the Wayland City...

Yes It Is, It’s True: More evidence the game is rigged and…

September 5, 2016

Ladies and gentlemen, once again: George Carlin — “The game is rigged… but nobody seems to notice, nobody seems to care.” And because nobody seems to care, the game will remain rigged. I’ve accused our election system of being biased in favor of incumbents for a long time, but this...

Monday Moanin’: We must review what we value in schools

September 5, 2016

(From the blog of Mister Journalism: Reading, Sharing, Discussing, Learning) By Jeff Salisbury https://misterjournalism.wordpress.com/ First, a comment. This op-ed focuses on my brother’s adopted home state of New Mexico, but it could just as easily be about Michigan. Priorities are priorities and values are values. It is true as the...

Barry Hastings: U.S. still plays the bully in relations with Mexico

September 4, 2016

by Barry Hastings Here we are, about a year into this election cycle, and, but for "building a wall" along our southern border, and rounding up for deportation 11 million Hispanics here illegally, no one has any idea of what Trump would do if elected. He claims he'll build a...

Labor Day has become America’s most awkward holiday

September 3, 2016

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. Group of Breaker boys. Smallest is Sam Belloma, Pine Street. (See label #1949). Location: Pittston, Pennsylvania. “The Howl of the Wolf movie… presenting honest stories of working people, as told by rich Hollywood stars.”...

Memorial service Tuesday for Hopkins native Rudolph Ellinger

September 3, 2016

Rudolph H. Ellinger, 96, of Kalamazoo, a native of Hopkins, died Thursday, Sept. 1, at Friendship Village in Kalamazoo. Dr. Ellinger was born in Hopkins on Aug. 18, 1920, the son of Waldo and Gertrude (Wechter) Ellinger. He was a Hopkins High School Class of 1936 graduate and went on...

Wildcats’ offense held scoreless until the end in 27-8 defeat

September 2, 2016

The Wayland varsity football team had its overall season record evened at 1-1 Friday evening with a 27-8 loss at Adrian. The Wildcats fell behind 20-0 in the first half and did not score until there were only 27 seconds left in the ballgame. The officil report on the web...

Yes It Is, It’s True: What happened to ‘Move Your Money?’

September 2, 2016

After the collapse of banks too big to fail and the horror of the Great Recession of 2008, my general opinion of banks plummeted. I noticed a couple of things, one disturbing, the other fascinating as a result. The disturbing one appeared on a January 2009 TV program of Bill...

Month: September 2016