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One Small Voice: ‘Black Women in Church Hats’
by Lynn Mandaville If you are a lover of books, there can be no better vocation than librarian, though being employed at a Barnes & Noble Bookstore might run a…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: I fear passive or silent consent
"Look outside my window, there's a woman being grabbed. They've dragged her to the bushes and now she's bring stabbed. Maybe we should call the cops and try to stop…
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Longtime community, church pillar Ginnie White dies
Virginia Adams White, a longtime pillar of the community of the United Church of Wayland, died of pancreatic cancer Saturday morning. She celebrated her 90th birthday earlier this year. "Ginnie"…
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Lady Wildcat runners take 2nd at Early Bird Invitational
The Wayland girls’ varsity cross-country team opened its 2018 season Friday by finishing second in the Hudson Unity Christian Early Bird Invitational. The boys, meanwhile, did not fare so well,…
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Lady Wildcat golfers capture 1st in Zeeland Invitational
The Wayland girls’ varsity golf team had a wildly successful debut Thursday by taking first place in the Zeeland East Invitational. The Lady Wildcats bested nine other schools, including the…
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Funeral in Wayland Wednesday for Rick Harroun III
Richard Earl Harroun III, age 64, died Tuesday, Aug. 14. Rick was an avid outdoorsman. He loved to duck hunt, camp, boat, and fish. Most of all, Rick loved spending…
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WHS grad accepted into dental residency at Columbia
Jack Kemper, son of Janis and James Kemper of Shelbyville, has been accepted into the endodontics residency program at Columbia University. He is Wayland High School graduate and his mother…
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Gun Lake Tribe to lead Kalamazoo River sturgeon release
The Gun Lake Tribe of Pottawatomi Indians; Michigan Department of Natural Resources; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service; Kalamazoo River Chapter of Sturgeon for Tomorrow, and Grand Valley State University will…
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Sheriff’s deputies to carry Naloxone to fight opioids
Allegan County Sheriff’s deputies will now be carrying the life-saving drug Naloxone, an opioid overdose reversing drug used to save the lives of persons experiencing respiratory failure due to opioid…
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Army Bob: The left shows its hypocrisy on WikiLeaks
Only those who tread the party line are allowed in the elite media club. WikiLeaks, a news outlet that breaks into private/government Internet accounts and posts what it finds on…