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Democracy Tree: Is Gov. Snyder sly or stupid on refugee question?

November 24, 2015

by Amy Kerr Hardin Following is an infographic from the White House outlining the rigorous (nine-part) screening process for refugees. If the Republican governors who wish to block refugee resettlement knew about this, they are guilty of intentionally misleading the public. If they were ignorant of the process, then their...

Art Hop is Friday, Dec. 4, Christmas parade the following morning

November 24, 2015

The annual Art Hop celebration and Christmas parade is scheduled for Friday evening and Saturday morning, Dec. 4 and 5, in downtown Wayland. Art Hop will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday. A Wayland Fire Department pancake breakfast will be held from 7 to 10:30 the next morning,...

Will Allegan County’s largest employer follow the alarming pattern?

November 23, 2015

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. The news from Allegan County's largest employer continues to be both alarming and depressing. Perrigo late last week announced it was laying off 100 employees at its Allegan facility, and I fear there's more...

Former Hopkins educator, librarian Dorothy Morton dies at 86

November 23, 2015

Dorothy Jean Morton of Hopkins died Sunday, Nov. 22, at Laurels of Sandy Creek Maplewood Assisted Living in Wayland. She was 86. Mrs. Morton was born Oct. 11, 1929, in Plainwell, the daughter of Arthur and Wilma (Satterlee) Baske. Dorothy was a 1947 graduate of Hopkins High School and went...

Perrigo announces layoffs of 100 employees at Allegan facility

November 23, 2015

Perrigo, Allegan County's largest employer, has laid off about 100 employees at its corporate offices located in Allegan, the Holland Sentinel reported last Friday. Arthur Shannon, vice president of investor relations and global communications, did not disclose how many of the layoffs were of corporate employees, but acknowledged the actions...

WHS grad Andrew Haldeman ending 4-year football career at WMU

November 22, 2015

Wayland High School graduate Andrew Haldeman will play his final regular season collegiate football game this Saturday when Western Michigan University travels to Toledo University. Haldeman, place kicker for WMUS, which is 6-5 for the season this fall, has been kicking field goals and extra points for the Broncos for...

Monday Moanin: Dispelling myths and half-truths about refugees

November 22, 2015

By Jeff Salisbury “The Enemy is Fear. We think it is Hate, but it is Fear.” Mohandas K. Ghandi 1) “The attackers in Paris were refugees from Syria.” The attackers were French and Belgian nationals, none of them were born in Syria or Iraq or any Daesh (The Arabic abbreviate...

Funeral for Linda Weick, 55, of Dorr, planned for Wednesday

November 22, 2015

Linda Marie Weick, age 55, of Dorr, died at the Wings Home Hospice Saturday, Nov. 21. Linda will be lovingly remembered by her children: Jessica (Andrew) Harrington, Tanya (Jason) Povio, and Jacob "Jake" (Chelsie) Weick; her eight grandchildren; her father Charles (Carol) Whitemyer; her significant other, Dennis Lenhart; her brothers,...

Barry Hastings: The story about games people play and moi

November 22, 2015

by Barry Hastings I was born in ‘38 with rickets, wore braces to my knees, all night, as a small child. My vision wasn’t good — astigmatism. I read, all the time, soon adjusted to the hindrance. In 1950, we moved to a fair-sized lake, sparsely populated area (then), can’t...

Wayland team debate wins at Grand Rapids Metro League

November 21, 2015

The Wayland High School debate team brought home more trophies in its final Grand Rapids Metro Debate League Wednesday, Nov.18. The students competed every Wednesday for five weeks with an awards ceremony the final evening after the 10th debate round. The league consists of more than 100 students from Grand Rapids Catholic Central,...

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