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Yes It Is, It’s True: The road to Hell is paved with…
Candidate forums are the most well meaning, but least informative public exercises I can think of. It is rare indeed when I have come away from these meet and greet,…
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Mass of Christian burial Saturday for Barbara Hall
Barbara Jeane (Foote) Hall, age 87 of Leighton Township, died Tuesday, Oct. 25 She is survived by her children Dan (Darlene) Hall, Kim (Roseanne) Hall and Melissa (Justin) Buck; grandchildren…
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Bygone Days: Stories about our area communities
25 Years Ago — Oct. 30, 1991 The City of Wayland is studying a proposal from an Ann Arbor engineering firm to upgrade the water producing system by installing a…
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Pay hike offered to attract more substitute teachers
Wayland Union Schools has announced an increase in pay rate for substitute teachers and new incentives to help ease the sub shortage most school districts in Michigan are facing. The…
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Funeral Saturday in Cutlerville for Helen Bullock, 98
Helen Louise (Turrittin) Bullock, age 98, of Wayland, formerly of the Grand Rapids area, died Monday, Oct. 24. Helen was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who will be dearly…
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If I could vote in Nov. 8 election: Recommendations
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. Dorr Township Trustee John Tuinstra recently circulated a flyer recommending trustee candidates for the…
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Henika among county libraries promoting ‘1,000 Books’
Henika District Library in Wayland and other libraries throughout Allegan County are taking part in a “1,000 Books Before Kindergarten” program to encourage literacy. “The idea behind the program is…
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Former Hopkins woman Margaret Loucks dies at 94
Margaret Ruth (Stehouwer) Loucks, age 94, of Caledonia, formerly of Hopkins, died Tuesday, Oct. 4. Cremation has taken place and interment next to her son, Bradley, at Oakhill Cemetery in…
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Basura: Memories of Carl and a trip to the WWII Memorial
“That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet.” — Emily Dickinson (Note: the events described happened seven years ago. Carl is no longer with us, but he’s…
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Ranger Rick: Don’t get sucked in by ‘global warming’ hoax
“The Arctic Ocean is warming up, icebergs are becoming scarcer and in some places the seals are finding the water too hot, according to a report to the Commerce Department…