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One Small Voice: I have a different take about obituaries

July 24, 2017

by Lynn Mandaville I am one of those who feel that we, as Americans, in this age of social media, give away much too much about ourselves. It’s an insidious phenomenon. We give away a little here, a little there, and pretty soon the world has the dreaded “too much...

Obituaries, causes of deaths too important to overlook

July 22, 2017

Townbroadcast columnist "Army Bob" Traxler not long ago made a quality suggestion about publishing death notices by saying they all should provide information about the cause of death. Some people believe that such a practice constitutes an invasion of privacy of the dearly departed, an assertion that has a grain...

Hopkins man injured in farm accident in Zeeland Township

July 22, 2017

A 24-year-old Hopkins man was listed in fair condition at an area hospital Saturday after being injured in a farming accident near Hudsonville. Authorities have reported Jacob Elzinga was operating a boom and loading feed into a silo when the boom struck power lines he was shocked by electric current. Emergency personnel said the...

Martin schools to proceed next month with solar project

July 22, 2017

by Austin Marsman As the Martin public school system progresses with its historic bond construction, green upgrades are taking center stage. The Board of Education decided July 17 to approve a solar project, pending a final approval of the lease-to-purchase agreement between the district and Verde Solutions of Chicago. This means the...

One Small Voice: President Trump has no clue about protocol

July 22, 2017

by Lynn Mandaville The United States State Department plays a very important role in the ways America interacts and interrelates with other nations around the world. One aspect of those interactions is the protocol by which America conducts itself. To that end, the Office of Protocol has been created. According...

Memorial service for Paula Snyder will be July 29

July 22, 2017

The memorial service for Paula Snyder, age 55, of Plainwell, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 29, at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 4125-18th St. in Dorr. Mrs. Snyder died Thursday, July 13. She is survived by her children, Nicholas Oglesbee, Blisseful Oglesbee, Aaron Snyder; grandchildren, Haven, Aubree; mother, Della Oglesbee;...

Service will be Tuesday for Robert Blackford, 77

July 22, 2017

Robert J. Blackford, age 77, of Wayland, died after a very short battle with cancer Friday, July 21. He is survived by his children, Mark (Michele) Blackford, Sue (Ken) Babb, Jim (Kim) Blackford, his grandchildren, Ashley (Jared) Wenzel, Meghan Blackford, Andy Blackford, Kayla Blackford, Logan Blackford, Breana Blackford, Paul Babb,...

The Subterranean: The most ‘specist’ movie ever made

July 21, 2017

Review of War for the Planet of the Apes **** (out of five stars) Currently in wide release by Walter G. Tarrow Get your hands off me, you damn dirty human! The most "specist" movie ever made. Far from fair and balanced, bigoted and prejudiced to the extreme. And rightly...

Watson crime spree suspect halts plea agreement in court

July 21, 2017

An Otsego man accused of home break-ins in Watson Township and car and gun thefts last year halted a plea hearing Tuesday in Allegan County Circuit Court. Kenneth Earl Lapham, 35, was scheduled to plead guilty to some of the charges against him, but his lawyer, Edwin Griffin Johnson III,...

Columns

Army Bob: The times they are a-changin’ on Supreme Court

July 20, 2017

by Robert M. Traxler Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy is rumored to be contemplating retirement. I have always been interested in how the Supreme Court came to be the arbitrator, the interpreter of the Constitution of the United States. Is it designated in the Constitution that they can override the...

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