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Wayland schools may seek bond election as early as May 2016

August 10, 2015

The Wayland Board of Education Monday evening took another step toward having a bond election for the high school pool and other facilities. The board approved on a 6-0 vote entering into an agreement with Tower Pinkster Architects of Grand Rapids for $15,000 for a facility needs assessment and gave...

Monday Moanin’: When lies sound truthful and murder is respectable

August 9, 2015

By Jeff Salisbury JeffreyLSalisbury@gmail.com “Political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.” — George Orwell Spotted a meme on Facebook this past week… simple graphic… with the graphic shown at left, by Carmen Spoor via “Storm...

The Muck Starts Here: Personal air space and the lack thereof

August 9, 2015

by Barry Hastings "Hey, Buddy! Seen any drones?" "Yep. Seen a couple of 'em." "Big one, Nr. 2 shot; smaller 'un, Nr. 4." Seriously speaking, though, these remote-controlled accidents seeking a place to happen are a deep concern to incoming and outgoing commercial aircraft crews, to aircraft operating in support...

Live cheetah to visit Pine Street Aug. 24 for summer ‘Funtastic’ series finale

August 9, 2015

The finale of Wayland Union Schools Summer Fun-tastic series will feature a visit at Pine Street Elementary at 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24, from Mary Wykstra, conservationist and animal activist from Action for Cheetahs in Kenya, and a live cheetah from the Columbus Zoo. Mary Wykstra was born just a...

Groundbreaking ceremony held for new Hopkins FFA animal science barn

August 8, 2015

A groundbreaking ceremony for an animal science barn for the Hopkins High School FFA was held Saturday morning, and the festivities included FFA Advisor Jessica Couch (far left), project alumni leader Dawn Punches (second from left) and Comer Skinner (far right). The 2,400-square-foot steel barn is being built behind Hopkins...

Democracy Tree: Reps. Courser, Gamrat deceptive dances fail

August 8, 2015

by Amy Kerr Hardin When Michigan House Representatives Todd Courser (R-Lapeer) and Cindy Gamrat (R-Plainwell) were caught having a little extra-curricular nakie tête-à-tête, it’s clear neither had fully thought through the consequences of their affair being discovered. Courser’s first line of defense was to play the victim through a half-baked, self-generated email...

Scandal reveals we must insist on majority rule in all elections

August 7, 2015

ACHTUNG: The following is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. The salacious political debacle involving State Reps. Cindy Gamrat and Todd Courser demonstrates depressingly how low our precious electoral system has fallen. The game is rigged, most folks don’t care and these awful...

It ain’t braggin’ if it’s true: I told you so about Gamrat May 15

August 7, 2015

EDITOR'S NOTE: At the risk of crowing "I told you so," the following is an editorial written by yours truly and appearing on Townbroadcast May 15. It should be read being mindful of this morning's revelations about State Reps. Cindy Gamrat and Todd Courser, regarded as Tea Party superstars in...

State Rep. Gamrat being investigated in alleged affair coverup

August 7, 2015

An MLive story written by Jonathan Oosting this morning reports State Reps. Cindy Gamrat and Todd Courser are being investigated for using their staff members to help them cover up their alleged personal affair with each other. Kevin Cotter, speaker of the House, ordered the probe after the Detroit News...

Wayland students grades 7-12 to use iPad Air instead of iPad2

August 7, 2015

Beginning in the 2015-2016 academic year, Wayland Union Schools will provide every student in grades 7-12 with an iPad Air, replacing the old iPad2, which this year will be used in the elementaries. School officials, on the school district’s web site, said, “The iPad Air has many improved features that...

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