2020 – Page 67

Army Bob: U.S.-Chinese scientist scandal ignored

by Robert M. Traxler Fifty-four scientists have been booted from government employment for failing to disclose troubling financial arrangements with foreign governments. In the overwhelming majority of cases, more than…

Editor July 2, 2020

Obituaries

Service will be July 12 for Ken Estelle of Monterey

Kenneth (Ken) Estelle, age 80, of Monterey Township, died Tuesday, July 30. Ken was well known for his love of horses. He and wife Donna lived on a farm in…

Editor July 2, 2020

Editorial

American hubris cause for us being No. 1 in COVID-19

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. By just about any standard I can think of, the United States’ ability to…

Editor July 1, 2020

Features

Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library) 25 Years Ago — July 5, 1995 Robert Tilson, 28, pleaded no contest in Barry County Circuit Court to…

Editor July 1, 2020

Obituaries

Service slated for Aug. 29 for Bonnie Kemper, 83

Bonnie Lou Kemper, 83, of Wayland, died Sunday, June 28, at Green Acres. The daughter of Rufus R. and Marjorie (Jager) Hunt, she was born on May 04, 1937, in…

Editor July 1, 2020

Columns

Basura: Trump hits a new low in a tawdry presidency

Comments by Paul Begala, former Senior White House Aide "Dignified transfer." That's what the military calls the solemn process of returning fallen heroes to the family they loved and the country…

Editor July 1, 2020

Obituaries

Gun Lake fatal crash victim was Wayland couple’s son

Jacob William Haverkamp, son of Donna Rozema Haverkamp and Daniel Haverkamp of Wayland, was killed in a traffic crash near Gun Lake June 24. Jake was born March 29, 1999,…

Editor June 30, 2020

Columns

Ranger Rick: Would-be rioters, looters should beware

Owning a house or business is usually considered legally as "private property." Trespassing on a person's property, at least in the Midwest, especially Michigan, without permission is bad manners in…

Editor June 30, 2020

Community Notices

Allegan County’s 7th death due to Coronavirus reported

After more than a month of having only six deaths due to the Coronavirus, Allegan County Tuesday is reporting a seventh fatality since the crisis began last winter. The Allegan…

Editor June 30, 2020

Community Notices

Dorr 1 of only a few to offer a celebration this summer

Most community celebrations and festivals have been canceled by the threat of the Coronavirus, but the attitude for the Dorr Fourth of July is “The Show Must Go On.” The…

Editor June 30, 2020