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Monday Moanin’: Asking public to name district pure gimmick

August 14, 2016

By Nick Krieger (@nckrieger) (From the "Fix the Mitten’ blog) By asking the public to develop a meaningless nickname for a new school district, the emergency manager proves yet again that he is out of touch. Detroit Schools Emergency Manager Steve Rhodes is asking the public to participate in developing an informal...

Wildcats, Clippers open Aug. 25, Hopkins plays at Davenport

August 14, 2016

High school football season starts a week from Thursday, with Hopkins, Martin and Wayland all shooting for making improvements on identical 2-7 campaigns a year ago. Wayland and Martin will get under way at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, when both squads will be at home. The Wildcats will entertain...

Barry Hastings: The threat of global warming is very real

August 14, 2016

by Barry Hastings (Writer's note: Since the writer of the report I summarized for you last week works at TheAmerican Enterprise Institute, readers should be aware that some of his opinions could be interpreted as "scare-mongering." On the other hand, I wouldn't want to stake survival on it — yet....

Former Wayland area man Steve Russo, 61, dies of cancer

August 14, 2016

Steve Russo, 61, died July 28 in Baton Rouge La., after a courageous battle with cancer. Steve grew up in Wyoming, Mich.and graduated from Rogers High School in 1972, but spent the majority of his adult life in the Wayland area. He is survived by his daughter Jennifer (Russo) Warner...

Longtime Martin Twp. farmer Jake VandenBerg dies at 83

August 13, 2016

Jacob “Jake” VandenBerg, age 82, of Martin Township, died, Friday, Aug. 12, at Laurels of Sandy Creek in Wayland. Mr. VandenBerg was born Nov. 29, 1933, in Decatur, the son of John and Jennifer (Myers) VandenBerg. Jake was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in the Korean War. Jake...

Friday afternoon storm moves Williams Family concert indoors

August 12, 2016

The torrential rainstorm that was welcomed Friday afternoon in Wayland and environs also caused the second of the four-part series of Friday night concerts in the City Park to be moved to the Wayland High School Fine Arts Center. The rain had stopped, but city and school officials didn't want...

Yes It Is, It’s True: Politically correct can cut both ways

August 12, 2016

Perhaps the most maligned two words in the English language these days is “politically correct.” It’s blamed for the deterioration of modern American society, for the rise of a totalitarian state, the tyranny of the thought police and the reason for the breakdown of intelligent discourse. The Miriam-Webster Dictionary has...

Leighton Twp. continues to prepare to move into new digs

August 12, 2016

Leighton Township Supervisor Steve Deer told his colleagues Thursday night that work on the new township hall is “a little ahead of schedule.” The facility is being constructed as an addition to the Leighton District Library in Moline. The current township hall, regarded as too much to house both township...

New electronic sign already flashing important warning

August 11, 2016

The messages have started to come in for the new electronic sign on West Superior Street in Wayland, in the parking lot at the intersection with Church Street. This one was particularly important because of the recent spate of hot and dry weather causing fire dangers to be high. Other...

Columns

Army Bob: Why I support Donald Trump for next president

August 11, 2016

Why do I want Mr. Donald Trump to be our next president? We are told the American people are fed up with the establishment candidates and that we are tired of candidates who are in the pocket of big donors. For well over a year now we have been told...

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