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80th District: Choose Whiteford over ‘Scandal-less Gamrat’

July 19, 2016

EDITOR"S NOTE: My motto ever since launching this on-line rag has been, “I report what I see and hear. And sometimes I comment on it.” With that in mind, the following is the second of a series of political endorsements or positions for the Aug. 2 primary election, which is...

Leighton Twp. Fire Dept. extinguishes blaze in a field

July 19, 2016

The "dog days of summer" have arrived, and this year it's particularly troublesome with dry conditions and 90-degree weather approaching. The Leighton Township Fire Department had to deal with this massive field fire Tuesday, and firefighters were up to the task. The incident came only a day after a blaze...

Dorr public hearing to take up issue of keeping chickens

July 19, 2016

The Dorr Township Planning Commission wants to have a public hearing as early as Aug. 16 on a series of ordinance revisions that includes rules on keeping chickens in residential areas. The Plan Commission Tuesday night met with Ordinance Administrator Kirk Scharphorn for a final look at revisions members and...

Ranger Rick: Chicago’s Democratic Machine runs out of gas

July 19, 2016

Both Chicago and Detroit are twins in that both are in dire straits – both essentially bankrupt (more expenditures than revenue) – to you Marxists and liberals, that means there isn’t enough money to pay your bills, so deficits are always showing up on the yearly ledgers. How did this...

Hilliards Corner Lounge owners say they’ll be back July 26

July 18, 2016

It's more than just a rumor that the Hillards Corner Lounge, a landmark business for more than a half century, will reopen. Owners posted on Facebook today, "Hilliards Corner Lounge will official be reopening July 26. A week from Tuesday. Unfortunately, our new cash register systems will not be up...

Lease agreement may help food pantry survive, thrive

July 18, 2016

A special committee of the Wayland City Council may look into leasing the food pantry building to Christian Neighbors so the organization can make repairs and renovations. Bill Howe, president of the agency, told the council there was a misunderstanding last month when the city turned down a perceived request...

Wayland City Park unisex bathroom protest resurrected

July 18, 2016

The switch to unisex bathrooms this year in the Wayland City Park was the subject of considerable discussion Monday evening at the Wayland City Council meeting. Though local officials may have thought the matter was settled more than a year ago, the issue resurfaced because of comments by City Manager...

Monday Moanin’: We spend more on prisons than education

July 17, 2016

Michigan spends more on prisons than public education Michigan is one of seven states that increased spending on corrections more than five times as fast as it did on public education over the last three decades. That's according to a report released today by the U.S. Department of Education. Overall, across...

Barry Hastings: Two Congressional Medal of Honor winners

July 17, 2016

By Barry Hastings Over a period of some time, I've been trying to collect material related to the deeds of 36 Michigan soldiers who won the Medal of Honor during the South's rebellion, 1860-65. The one thing all have in common is service in Michigan Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry units....

Pick Hirsch or Shoemaker in race for 72nd District State Rep.

July 16, 2016

My motto ever since launching this on-line rag has been, "I report what I see and hear. And sometimes I comment on it." With that in mind, the following is the first of a series of political endorsements or positions for the Aug. 2 primary election, which is only two...

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