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We really do have to do something about mass shootings
“Ain’t no pink fag legislator gonna say I can’t have guns.” — The Fugs, 1968, “It Crawled into My Hand, Honest.” I have mixed emotions about the latest of an…
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Hopkins to send 2 teams, individual to state FFA contest
Hopkins High School was host to the FFA regional leadership contests last Thursday night and two teams and an individual earned gold awards to advance to the state competition. "It…
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High school biology students help 3rd-graders dissect cow’s eye
Third-graders from Dorr Elementary were given a hands-on lesson on the anatomy of the eye last week. High school students from Lynn Gosson’s AP Biology class worked with the younger…
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Monday Moanin’: A couple of ideas for better early education
(From the blog of Mister Journalism: Reading, Sharing, Discussing, Learning) By Jeff Salisbury https://misterjournalism.wordpress.com/ Source: Reading Readiness Has To Do With The Body Reading Readiness has to do with the body By…
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Barry Hastings: There was a pipeline from Calumet to Notre Dame
Once upon a time and far, far away, I was living in a place where jobs were hard to find, and, outside a few specific jobs, paid very little. For…
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Lady Wildcats coach 2nd in bowling tourney; soph wins gold
Wayland High School girls' varsity bowling coach Bill Holbrook and sophomore Sydney Urban, one of his prize pupils, bowled Sunday in the State Games of Michigan - Winter Games. Holbrook…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Sports, religion exploit bad emotions
“Jesus loves me, but he can’t stand you.” — The Austin Lounge Lizards People who wonder why American politics has gotten so mean and nasty should look no further than…
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Martin beats Decatur to move closer to SAC division title
by Jon M. Gambee Martin moved a step closer to a Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference (SAC) North Division championship Friday with a convincing 63-53 victory over Decatur. Earlier this season,…
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Hopkins frosh runner Laura Velderman 3rd in Winter Blast
Hopkins High School freshman Laura Velderman took third place in the 11-to-14-year-old division at the annual Winter Blast 5K run at Grandville Calvin Christian High School. Velderman finished 10th the…
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WHS grad Lacey James leaves Rider University basketball team
Lacey James, a 2015 graduate of Wayland High School, has left the Rider University basketball team in New Jersey. James, who was named to the Class B all-state team a…