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Ranger Rick: Earth Day marks 47 years of Chicken Little

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Earth Day, what an innocuous statement! However, from starting as a fun in the sun worship of “Mother Earth” by hippies and long hairs in a park in San Francisco to the world-wide religion it has become, it is now a political force. We are told there is 97% consensus...
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Lady Wildcats blank Wyoming, even season mark at 3-3

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The Wayland girls' varsity soccer team evened its overall season record at 3-3 Monday evening with an 8-0 victory over Wyoming. The win on the road also brought the Lady Wildcats' O-K Gold Conference3 record to 2-2. Goals were scored by: Emily Gray, Hannah Henney, Amanda Brown (2), Brinley Nieuwenhuis...
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Basura: Freedom of religion includes genital mutilation?

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“The blues ain’t killed me yet, But they’re doin’ the best they can.” — Chris Smither, musician & poet “Leave The Light On” Two doctors and the wife of one of the docs have just been charged with genital mutilation. This happened in Michigan. The charges allege that two 7-year-old...
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Wildcat golfers shoot best round of year at Cedar Chase

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The Wayland varsity boys' golf team Saturday had its best round of the year in a 20-team tournament Saturday at Cedar Chase. The Wildcats fired a team score of 336 and finished fourth. Rockford won in with a 320 and St. Johns was runner-up. “It is a very hard course...
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School bond proposals info review slated for Tuesday

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The community is invited to attend an infor-mational meeting to review Bond Proposals 1 and 2 at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, at Wayland Middle School in the media center. Learn more about each proposal and have questions answered. The election will be Tuesday, May  2. The polls will be...
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Lady Vikings sweep doubleheader against Kelloggsville

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The Hopkins varsity softball team Friday evening swept a doubleheader against Kelloggsville, 27-0 and 25-0, to improve its season record overall to 7-2. The Lady Vikings now are 3-2 in O-K Silver Conference play. In the twin bill opener, Hailey Burch faced the minimum of nine batters at three up,...
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Time for Army Bob to go on offense vs. prostate cancer

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by Robert M. Traxler After months on the defensive (androgen deprivation therapy) stopping the advancement of the disease with drugs, thankfully the time has finally arrived to go on the offensive against the cancer. After being diagnosed with advanced aggressive prostate cancer, I decided to use the megaphone Mr. David...
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WHS lineman Chad Stoepker to play in all-star game

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Wayland High School senior Chad Stoepker (No. 50, making a sack last fall with teammate Cody Clewell) will be one of the offensive lineman on Team Stars that will take on Team Stripes in the second annual Axis All-Star football game June 9 at Davenport University. The game, which was created...
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May 2 school bond election will be a milestone for me

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The May 2 election will be a milestone for me. It will mark the first time in my more than 45 years of voting that I have not supported a school bond or millage request. Yes, that’s right — I’m voting “no” on both proposals. I have four reasons, and...
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Lady Wildcats cop 5th in 13-team Hastings Relays

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The Wayland girls’ track team had a reasonably successful evening Friday at the Hastings Relays, capturing fifth place among the 13 teams competing. The Lady Wildcats tallied 1,012 total team points in the MITCA-style scoring that emphasizes total team performances. They were one of five teams to score more than...
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