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Monday Moanin’: We must review what we value in schools

September 5, 2016

(From the blog of Mister Journalism: Reading, Sharing, Discussing, Learning) By Jeff Salisbury https://misterjournalism.wordpress.com/ First, a comment. This op-ed focuses on my brother’s adopted home state of New Mexico, but it could just as easily be about Michigan. Priorities are priorities and values are values. It is true as the...

Barry Hastings: U.S. still plays the bully in relations with Mexico

September 4, 2016

by Barry Hastings Here we are, about a year into this election cycle, and, but for "building a wall" along our southern border, and rounding up for deportation 11 million Hispanics here illegally, no one has any idea of what Trump would do if elected. He claims he'll build a...

Labor Day has become America’s most awkward holiday

September 3, 2016

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. Group of Breaker boys. Smallest is Sam Belloma, Pine Street. (See label #1949). Location: Pittston, Pennsylvania. “The Howl of the Wolf movie… presenting honest stories of working people, as told by rich Hollywood stars.”...

Memorial service Tuesday for Hopkins native Rudolph Ellinger

September 3, 2016

Rudolph H. Ellinger, 96, of Kalamazoo, a native of Hopkins, died Thursday, Sept. 1, at Friendship Village in Kalamazoo. Dr. Ellinger was born in Hopkins on Aug. 18, 1920, the son of Waldo and Gertrude (Wechter) Ellinger. He was a Hopkins High School Class of 1936 graduate and went on...

Wildcats’ offense held scoreless until the end in 27-8 defeat

September 2, 2016

The Wayland varsity football team had its overall season record evened at 1-1 Friday evening with a 27-8 loss at Adrian. The Wildcats fell behind 20-0 in the first half and did not score until there were only 27 seconds left in the ballgame. The officil report on the web...

Yes It Is, It’s True: What happened to ‘Move Your Money?’

September 2, 2016

After the collapse of banks too big to fail and the horror of the Great Recession of 2008, my general opinion of banks plummeted. I noticed a couple of things, one disturbing, the other fascinating as a result. The disturbing one appeared on a January 2009 TV program of Bill...

Wildcats battle Hamilton to 3-3 draw in boys’ soccer

September 2, 2016

The Wayland boys' varsity soccer team played Hamilton to a 3-3 draw in a nonleague match Thursday evening. Coach Ben Sleeman commented, "The game was back and forth for the majority and saw both teams have plenty of chances, and despite fighting hard, it ended in a 3-3 draw. Chuck...

Columns

Army Bob: It is Mrs. Clinton who represents rich and powerful

September 2, 2016

Do we actually want to get the money out of politics? A figure batted around is that Secretary Hillary Clinton will spend directly and indirectly in excess of two billion dollars on her campaign. Mr. Trump a whole lot less; Mrs. Clinton has a campaign staff ten times the size...

Clippers’ defense sparks merry 42-6 romp over Bangor

September 2, 2016

by Jon M. Gambee, Martin Bureau Chief Martin evened its season record at 1-1 overall with a convincing 42-6 victory over visiting Bangor Thursday. It was the defense that led the way, as the Clippers limited the Vikings to only 137 total yards. The Clipper defense scored the first points...

Wheels come off late for Vikings in bizarre loss to Manistee

September 1, 2016

The wheels came off for Hopkins Thursday night in almost every way possible during the fourth quarter of a 36-30 loss to Manistee. Just about everything that could possibly go wrong for the Vikings in the last 12 minutes, did. Hopkins scored its fourth touchdown of the evening on the...

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