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Memorial service will be Oct. 17 for Ron Pardee of Martin
Ronald Lee Pardee, age 69 of Martin died of cancer Sunday, Sept. 27. Ron was born on Aug. 17, 1946, to Ken and Starlite Pardee. He is survived by his…
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State Rep. race Nov. 3 joined by Martin school millage renewal vote
Voters who live in the Martin school district will have two reasons cast ballots in the special election Tuesday, Nov. 3. Besides deciding on the Republican Party's nominee for 80th…
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Democracy Tree: Lansing must tell Gamrat, Courser no means no!
by Amy Kerr Hardin Now that disgraced former lawmakers Cindy Gamrat and Todd Courser have declared their intent to run for the House seats they forfeited over gross misconduct…
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Monday Moanin’: Some perspectives about class clown behavior
By Jeff Salisbury JeffreyLSalisbury@gmail.com First off, being a child once… and a class clown, I speak from experience. Plus, I was in therapy for several years. Let me just say…
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Nine local artists have entries in GR Art Prize competition
Nine artists from this area among the 1,554 artist entries from 48 countries and 42 U.S. states at 162 venues in Grand Rapids’ seventh annual ArtPrize competition. All are competing…
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Clippers down Eau Claire for first victory of the football season
by Jon M. Gambee, Martin Bureau Chief Andrew Keyzer scored three times and Martin won for the first time this season Friday with a 30-15 victory at Eau Claire. Martin…
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Funeral will be Tuesday for Hazel Lee Peet, 73, of Wayland
Hazel Lee Peet, age 73, of Wayland, died Saturday, Sept. 26. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Forrest; children, Tammy (Thomas) Brown, Travis (Carrie) Peet, Brenda (William)…
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Ali Martus’ streak ends at 13; Lady Wildcats 8th at Sturgis tourney
The Ali Martus streak ended at an unlucky 13 in a row, and it wasn’t a good day Saturday at the Sturgis Invitational. Wayland’s senior sensation on the links for…
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Yes It Is It’s True: Solving our broken down 2-party election system
I’ve been railing against our broken down and “rigged” two-party electoral system, perhaps prompting some readers to ask what a smarty-pants such as I offer for solutions. As a public…