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Basura: Gambling’s lure — thrill of uncertainty releases dopamine
“Something tells me it’s all happenin’ at the zoo I do believe it. I do believe it’s true.” — Simon & Garfunkel My wife and I go to a casino…
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Vikings boys open Silver season with loss to Calvin Christian
The Hopkins boys’ track team opened the dual meet season in the OK-Silver Conference with an 87.5 to 52.5 loss to Grandville Calvin Christian. Event winners for the Vikings were…
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Services planned Friday for Tom ‘Rabbit’ Rybiski, 73
Thomas S. “Rabbit” Rybiski, age 73 of Middleville, died Monday, April 18. Tom was a U.S. Army veteran and was a member of the Wayland VFW and the American Legion.…
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Caleb Ryan’s 2-run double in 7th lifts Vikings to victory
The Hopkins varsity baseball team Monday overcame O-K Silver Conference rival Kelloggsville, 4-3, with a couple of clutch runs in the seventh and final inning. Hopkins put up one run…
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Lady Wildcats take 5th in Comstock Park Invitational
The Wayland girls' varsity track team finished fifth among eight teams at the Comstock Park Invitational Saturday. East Grand Rapids won the meet with 859 points. Wayland had 482. Lauryn…
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Ranger Rick: Renegade Republicans are looking out for you
There are anomalies in the economy throughout history, both low (recession and more drastic; depression) and high (bubbles, inflation). Recession usually happen when economic activity slows and no demand for…
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Services scheduled for North Dorr native Modesta Stein
Modesta M. Stein, a native of North Dorr, died Sunday in Wabash, Ind. She was born Sept. 12, 1933, in North Dorr, to Frank and Elizabeth (Miller) Pitsch. Modesta was…
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Service will be Friday for Martin native Gordon Brewer
Martin native Gordon Brewer, 92, of Holland, died Sunday, April 17. Gordon was born May 22, 1923, in Kalamazoo, to Robert and Helen (Gordon) Brewer. He grew up in Martin…
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Lady Vikings blow out Kelloggsville in Silver opener
The Hopkins girls' varsity softball team opened O-K Silver Conference play this season with a powerful 15-0 blasting of Wyoming Kelloggsville Monday in a game that lasted only three innings…
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Schools’ facilities needs hearing may be as early as June 6
The Wayland Board of Education may have a public hearing on future facilities needs as early as Monday, June 6. The board earlier this year scrapped plans to have a…