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Ranger Rick: Fla. Teacher of Year debunks gun control
RANGER RICK'S NOTE: This is an article I viewed a few weeks after the shooting that killed 17 students and teachers in Florida. Ms. Kelly Guthrie Raley says it well…
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Graveside service Monday for Aaron Phillips, 34
Aaron Jason Phillips, 34 of Martin, died Tuesday, March 6. Aaron was born in Flint, Mich. on Sept. 4, 1983, the son of Vicki Lyn Phillips. His work hours were…
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No injuries reported in train-vehicle crash in Shelbyville
Authorities said no one was injured Thursday night when a train struck struck a vehicle across tracks on 124th Avenue east of 10th Street, Division Avenue. The road in Shelbyville…
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Army Bob: Opioids vs. heroin, and supply and demand
by Robert M. Traxler “Drug overdoses have since become the leading cause of death of Americans under 50, with two-thirds of those deaths from opioids. In 2016, the crisis decreased…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: A pox on local politicos who diss kids
“Come mothers and fathers Throughout the land And don't criticize What you can't understand Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command Your old road is Rapidly agin'. Please…
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Protesting students ‘disappointed’ with Sen. Schuitmaker
A group of students who participated in the nation-wide walkout Wednesday at the Allegan Vocational Technical Center are not pleased with the statement State Senator Tonya Schuitmaker made to WZZM-TV…
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Martin Twp. looking into expanding offices at hall
The Martin Township Board Wednesday night took the first steps toward expanding the township hall to make more room for offices of the clerk, treasurer and assessor. The board voted…
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Steeby Elementary students raising ‘Pennies for Patients’
Steeby Elementary School is holding a Pennies for Patients fund-raiser to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. One student in particular is Kaylin Shorter, daughter of Melissa DeGood and Ken…
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The Subterranean: ‘Flint Town’ is just a cop opera
by Walter G. Tarrow An overlong, tiresome, ultimately pointless episode of “Cops” A **1/2 review of the documentary series “Flint Town” showing exclusively on Netflix A documentary film, as opposed…
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John Schipper appointed Martin Township trustee
John Schipper has been appointed trustee for the Martin Township Board, filling the vacancy created last month by the death of Jim Brenner. Schipper, a lifelong local resident, is former…