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Democracy Tree: Michigan’s No. 1 budget priority should be Flint
While politicians, pundits, candidates, and the media yammer on and on about how best to help Flint, and who may or may not be doing enough — now would be…
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WHS grad Jason Zylstra wins award from Michigan State Police
Jason Zylstra, a 2002 graduate of Wayland High School, was named the recipient of the 2015 Motor Carrier Officer of the Year Award by the Michigan State Police. Zylstra, of…
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Lady Wildcat rollers win to push overall season record to 9-0
The Wayland girls' bowling downed a rapidly improving Hopkins team 21-9 at High Mark Lanes in Dorr Thursday to improve its dual match record to 9-0. The Lady Wildcats managed…
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Army Bob: Where do candidates stand on eminent domain issue?
Let’s discuss eminent domain, a topic on which everyone has an unyielding stand on one way or the other. To understand the issue, we need to dwell on a bit…
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Longtime Hopkins resident Elwood Schwartz passes at 91
Elwood G. Schwartz of Otsego, a 1942 graduate of Hopkins High School, died Wednesday, Jan. 20, in Wyoming, Mich. He was 91 He was born Feb. 28, 1924, in Sparta…
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Hopkins gives Wayland boys a little payback on the bowling lanes
Wayland's boys defeated Hopkins on the bowling lanes earlier this season, but the Vikings turned the tables convincingly Thursday with a 20.5 to 9.5 verdict. "Tonight the Cats got a…
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Former Hopkins man, WHS grad James Linder passes at 53
James Patrick Linder died at his home in Holland Sunday after a brief illness. A 1980 Wayland High School graduate and former Hopkins resident, he was 53. Jim was a…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: My cowardice and the tragic tale of Pat Buensch
Patricia Ann Buensch died this past week at the age of 68. She passed quietly without much fanfare, but there was a time when she was somewhat famous. Pat was…
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Memorial mass for Tom Pavlak, 74, of Hopkins, will be Saturday
Thomas E. Pavlak, age 74, of Hopkins died Tuesday, Jan. 19. Born on March 19, 1941, to Emil and Julia (Arbanas) Pavlak in Allegan, he married high school sweetheart Janet…
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Basura: A tragic U.S. Navy WWII tale of a swimming monkey
My dad was in the Navy in World War II, serving on a tanker ship, carrying fuel. I can't remember if he said that they were carrying oil or gasoline;…