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Army Bob: Good gun folks won’t be turned into criminals

November 24, 2016

The good folks who manufacture and sell firearms have mixed emotions when it comes to Hillary Clinton’s defeat. Mrs. Clinton maintained she would enact “common sense gun control;” that is one of those mantras that sound good and tell us nothing. It is all in how you define “common sense;”...

Barry Hastings: ‘Rockin ‘H’ Cat Ranch,’ my life with Danielle

November 24, 2016

by Larry Hamp In late summer 2001, my Freeport Softball League friend, Rich Kunde, knowing I was an old bachelor (not so old then as now), asked if I'd be interested in moving into his mom's house in the pretty little village where I recovered from recent triple by-pass heart...

Presley Hudson has double-double in CMU OT win

November 23, 2016

Central Michigan University sophomore guard Presley Hudson, a Wayland High School graduate, came up with her first career double-double, totaling 11 points and 12 rebounds and played a major clutch role in CMU's dramatic 70-67 victory Tuesday night over Oakland University. Her 12 boards were a career-high and she hit...

Yes It Is, It’s True: There are good reasons for sub shortage

November 23, 2016

EDITOR'S NOTE: For the third time in the last month, I am resurrecting a column from the past because of the timeliness of the issue. I brought back Matt Stafford and the Curse of Bobby Layne and raised from the dead the "liberal media" oxymoron. Now comes the news that...

Jon Seymour wins DAR Good Citizenship Award

November 23, 2016

Wayland Union High School senior Jon Seymour has been named the DAR Good Citizen for the Class of 2017. The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Good Citizens Award and Scholarship Contest, created in 1934, is intended to encourage and reward qualities of good citizenship. Jon is president of the Student Council and National...

Sports

Supporters of embattled Hopkins coach mobilize

November 23, 2016

The community and school district of Hopkins is buzzing about the recent explosion of controversy over Hopkins varsity basketball coach Darrin Smith. Retiring Hopkins Township Clerk Lisa Battjes late last week initiated a petition to have Smith removed as basketball coach after four seasons and she counted 20 signatures. The...

‘Bygone Days’ to appear Saturday instead of Wednesday

November 22, 2016

The "Bygone Days" series, a regular feature on Townbroadcast, will appear this week on Saturday, Nov. 26, rather than Wednesday, Nov. 23, because of the Thanksgiving holiday. The research done at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr has to be postponed until then because the facility will be...

Gamrat, Courser aides both win $170,000 settlements

November 22, 2016

Keith Allard and Benjamin Graham, former legislative aides to former State Representatives Cindy Gamrat and Todd Courser each have won nearly $170,000 in a settlement of their suit against their former bosses in the State Legislature. Gamrat, of Plainwell, a Tea Party activist who was expelled from the State Legislature...

Hopkins schools also raises pay for substitute teachers

November 22, 2016

Hopkins Public Schools has announced an increase in the pay rate for substitute teachers and is offering new incentives to ease the current sub shortage in the district. Wayland recently also announced the same pay raise per day and other incentives and there appears to be a shortage of substitute teachers...

Ranger Rick: Post-election thoughts on a sunny afternoon

November 22, 2016

After the election season and all the fury surrounding the voting and win for Trump, I just wanted to relax and get my breath back. As much as I love to watch the convoluted media, acting like a nest of vipers, slithering and striking out at anything that moves, I...

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