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The Muck Starts Here: Where are the ‘good guys’ with guns?
by Barry Hastings Who, and where, are all the National Rifle Association's good guys? You know who I mean, the ones who have claimed (for years) they would step to…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Working stiffs deserve entitlements
Common political discourse these days too often includes erroneous commentary about “entitlements,” by confusing them with “privileges.” Entitlements wrongfully are thought of as perks unearned by lazy and shiftless people…
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Laura Velderman refuses to rest on running laurels
After astonishing West Michigan high school running fans in her freshman year at Hopkins High School, Laura Velderman hasn't slowed down at all for the summer. The Lady Viking track…
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Hopkins Alumni Association President stepping down
The 90th annual Hopkins High School alumni banquet Saturday afternoon was highlighted by throwback references to the school’s first mascot and the resignation of President June Davis Krug. Krug told…
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Memorial, celebration of life services set for Jim Hartl
Jim Hartl Sr. died Friday, June 10. He was 60. Born Feb. 18, 1956, Jim was in trade school and a proud Marine. He enjoyed repairing his classic cars, fishing…
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Army Bob: Should all ‘weapons of war’ be banned?
by Robert M. Traxler The Orlando terrorist attack has renewed the call for the elimination of weapons of war. Let us put aside the Second Amendment for a time, an…
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Farmers Market back in business next to Henika Library
The Wayland Farmers Market has resumed at its downtown site, the parking lot next to the Henika District Library, 149 S. Main St. Available in the early summer are sugar…
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Basura: Marching orders landed me a day of mess duty
“I'm killing time while I wait for life to shower me with meaning and happiness.” — Bill Watterson, “Calvin & Hobbes” Once, very early in my military service,…
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Funeral will be Wednesday for HHS grad Harvey Bleeker
Harvey Bentheim Bleeker, 87, a 1947 graduate of Hopkins High School, died Tuesday, June 14. Born Sept. 9, 1928, in Diamond Springs, Mich., to Gerrit and Hazel Dannenberg) Bleeker he…
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Fresh Food Fairy kicks off summer ‘Funtastic’ program
Wayland's Henika District Library kicked off Tuesday morning at Steeby Elementary with the Fresh Food Fairy. Kids learned how "fresh food is fun!" They received a free meal for the…