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Lady Vikings 1st, Wildcat boys 2nd at Hopkins Invitational

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The four Wayland and Hopkins track teams all placed in the top five among 14 competing Saturday in the Hopkins Invitational. To no one’s surprise, the Hopkins girls, ranked No. 7 this week in the Michigan Coaches Association (MITCA) state-wide survey, won with 154 team points The Wayland girls took...
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Democracy Tree: Privatization prescription for corruption, chaos

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by Amy Kerr Hardin “Many companies win contracts by claiming that they will manage the service in ways that are more 'efficient' than the government. Some companies also claim that they can reduce costs to taxpayers. However, in an effort to provide the service with fewer resources while also maximizing...
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Former Lady Wildcat standout has 200 career hits at Hope

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Hope College center fielder Autumn Anderson, a 2012 Wayland High School graduate, became the third softball player in the school's history to reach 200 career hits, but Alma held on to edge Flying Dutch 2-1 Thursday in the second round of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament. Anderson went 2-for-3...
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Electronic recycling program still packs in the clients

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The annual electronics recycling dropoff was held Saturday morning at the Harding's Market parking lot in Wayland. Allegan County Recycling Director Ben Williams (in yellow with cap at right) said that by 11 a.m. more than 250 cars had come through the site to drop off old computers, laptops, tablets,...
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Lady Vikings going to O-K Silver meet unbeaten in duals

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The Hopkins varsity girls’ track team will enter next Friday’s O-K Silver Conference meet with a spotless 5-0 dual meet record while the boys will be 3-2. The Lady Vikings, ranked No. 7 in this week’s Michigan High School Track Coaches’ Association (MITCA) state-wide Division 3 survey, are out to...
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Kayla Merice’s softball career at Alma College nearing end

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The softball career of 2012 Wayland High School graduate Kayla Merice is coming to a close as she and her Alma College teammates are competing in the MIAA post-season tournament. The Scots have just won the MIAA tourney and have earned an automatic berth in the NCAA Division III tournament,...
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State lawmakers continue supporting rich, dissing poor

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Corporate welfare is nothing new. It’s been around a long time. It reared its ugly head most famously late in 2008 when the federal government, under the leadership of President George W. Bush, told us U.S. taxpayers would have to bail out those reckless risk-taking banks because they were “too...
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Wildcats win rubber match against Hastings, 8-1

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The Wayland varsity baseball team defeated Hastings 8-1 Thursday in the rubber game of a three-game series this week. The Wildcats, now 7-12 overall for the season, lost a nine-inning overtime Tuesday, but won the shortened nightcap 7-2. Wayland scored three runs in the first inning and was clinging to...
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Columns

Army Bob: Sanders the 1st Socialist to run for President?

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by Robert M. Traxler Socialism has been a factor in American political history since 1876 and possibly even earlier. Research the Socialist movement in the United States and you find a long history of dozens of small, dedicated groups that could never coalesce into a large movement. Before Senator Sanders,...
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Lady Wildcats take South Christian into OT, but lose 4-2

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The Wayland girls' varsity soccer team took perennial league powerhouse South Christian to two overtime sessions before finally falling 4-2 in a cold, wet Wednesday night match. The first half ended tied 1-1, thanks to a goal by Ashlyn Schafer, who followed up a free kick from Brinley Nieuwenhuis that...
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