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Yes It Is, It’s True: I choose Canada for the Fourth of July
"You can run but you can't hide" dates back to a taunt made by boxer Joe Louis during his fight against Billy Conn in 1941, according to Wikipedia. “There must…
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Report: 44 Allegan County opioids deaths in last 6 years
A story reported on MLive.com this week suggested that use of opioids is much more prevalent in West Michigan than previously believed. And the report from the Michigan Department of…
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Gun Lake, Leighton, Hopkins, Dorr to celebrate the 4th
Gun Lake, Leighton Township, Dorr Township and Hopkins Township all are planning to celebrate Independence Day, starting this weekend. The Fourth of July this year falls on a Tuesday, so…
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‘Funtastic’ summer free lunch series off next week
The Wayland Union Schools' summer "Funtastic" free lunch and entertainment series will take a break next week during the Fourth of July holiday. There will be no free lunches or…
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Ranger Rick: Illinois broke and getting more so every day
The state of Illinois is broke. Illinois doesn’t have a budget and is entering its third year without one. The cumulative total of the state’s unpaid bills now surpasses $15,000,000,000!…
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Celebration of Life service for Leonard Northrup is July 8
A Celebration of Life service for Leonard Northrup of Wayland will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 8, at Gun Lake Community Church with luncheon to follow. Northrup, 71, died…
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Graveside service July 10 for Elnora ‘Norie’ Wright, 83
Elnora “Norie” I. Wright age 83 of Wayland, died Saturday, June 24. She accepted God into her heart and was saved June 15. She is survived by her son Alan…
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The Subterranean: ‘Silence’ a sadly overlooked masterpiece
Review of Silence (2016) Available on DVD, Blu-ray and digital (Amazon Instant Video, Fandango Now, Vudu) and the 1971 Shinoda film is available on FilmStruck ****1/2 out of five stars …
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Basura: Crossing the line and the mixing of the races
I’m not old, But I been around a long time. — Delbert McClinton I recently returned a phone call from a woman in Alabama. I’d never met her. Her brother and…
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JC Wheeler Library kicks off summer reading program
by Austin Marsman "Build a Better World" is the theme of the JC Wheeler Library's 2017 reading program in Martin. Saturday officially kicked off the reading frenzy for elementary kids, teens…