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The Subterranean: ‘Feast for the eyes. Famine for the mind.’
(Review of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets) Currently in wide release *** out of five stars by Walter G. Tarrow Valerian and the City of a Thousand…
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Visitation will be Tuesday for Gary Funk, 66, of Dorr
Gary E. Funk of Dorr died Saturday, July 29. He was 66. He was born Sept. 21, 1950, in New Salem, the son of Gerald and Louise (Steffes) Funk. Gary served…
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Martin Reformed Church youth serve in Kentucky
by Austin Marsman Martin Reformed Church sent 21 teens and adults on a week-long mission trip in Neon, Ky., earlier this month. After a day of travel, the group arrived…
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Basura: So is Donald Trump the ‘Macho Man’ he projects?
“If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire…
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Memorial service will be Aug. 7 for Evalene Tein
Memorial services to honor Evalene Tein of Wayland will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 7 at Kubiak-Cook Funeral Services, 312 N. Main St. Wayland. She died April 19. There…
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Steven Johnson will be a vulnerable incumbent in 2018
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. Wise observers of our corrupt and rigged election system in West Michigan have posited…
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Fire destroys utility barn in Leighton Twp. near Caledonia
Fire destroyed a utility barn Friday morning after the structure caught fire in Leighton Township near Caledonia. No one was reported injured but the barn and its contents were a total loss,…
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City Council contest will be 4 for 3 seats in November
A challenger has decided to join the race for three Wayland City Council seats in the November general election. Sheryl Hamilton, who has been employed for the last six years…
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Service Saturday for Hopkins native John ‘Whitey’ Syers
Hopkins native John Howard "Whitey" Syers of Otsego died Tuesday, July 25 at his home. He was 83. He was born April 24, 1934, in Hopkins, the son of John…
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Army Bob: Media hates Trump because he didn’t pay to play
by Robert M. Traxler Our friends in the Democrat Party are parroting the line that the swamp President Donald Trump needs to drain is found at the corner of Wall…