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Army Bob: Is vote reform really more Jim Crow?
by Robert M. Traxler Jim Crow on steroids? Any law the wonks and cancel culture disagree with. We keep hearing references to any voting law that reverts to the law…
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — July 22, 1996 Wayland City and Township officials are finding disagreement in…
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‘Dog author’ to be guest Monday at Hopkins Library
Author D.M Greenwald will be guest presenter at the Hopkins District Library at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 26. Greenwald, author of several titles, but he will speak specifically about the…
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Abductor of Hopkins girl given 11-year prison term
Charles Morancey, 45, of Rhode Island has been sentenced to 11 years and two months in prison followed by 20 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to luring a…
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Dorr Township North Park bathroom vandals sought
The bathrooms at the North Park Pavilion in Dorr Township will be closed until further notice as the result of vandalism. A Parks Commission spokesperson said, "We will have to…
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Dorr’s visioning meeting brings out hopes and fears
The special meeting of the Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday turned out to be a contest between “what we’d like to see” and “what we fear will actually happen.” The…
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Martin Public Schools has new director of athletics
The Martin Board of Education Monday evening voted to hire Tyler Whitcomb as director of athletics and operations. Whitcomb, who succeeds Robert VandenBerg, who retired at the end of the…
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This week’s column is brought to you by letter P
The letter P is so phenomenal. I mean, have you ever considered all the happy words that have the letter P in them? My keyboard recently could not perform to…
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Services will be Saturday for Jerry Genther of Dorr
Jerry Genther, age 80, died at home surrounded by his family and his dog, Katie, Sunday, July 18. Jerry had a love for everything outdoors, including hunting, trapping, and spending…
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One Small Voice: In search of the right guy, right time
“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under Heaven.” — Ecclesiastes 3:1 KJV by Lynn Mandaville I’ve long held the personal theory that presidents, even the…