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Hopkins High School NHS has Red Cross blood drive
The Hopkins National Honor Society teamed up with the American Red Cross for a recent summer blood drive. There were 33 donors, which means the potential to save 99 lives.…
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80th District: Choose Whiteford over ‘Scandal-less Gamrat’
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…
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Leighton Twp. Fire Dept. extinguishes blaze in a field
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…
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Dorr public hearing to take up issue of keeping chickens
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…
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Ranger Rick: Chicago’s Democratic Machine runs out of gas
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…
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Hilliards Corner Lounge owners say they’ll be back July 26
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…
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Lease agreement may help food pantry survive, thrive
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…
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Wayland City Park unisex bathroom protest resurrected
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…
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Monday Moanin’: We spend more on prisons than education
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…
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Barry Hastings: Two Congressional Medal of Honor winners
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…