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Army Bob: Obama’s do-nothing policy has consequences with ISIL

July 16, 2015

by Robert M. Traxler Six weeks have passed since we last checked into what the peace-loving, misunderstood, genteel people have been up to who belong to the ISIS/ISIL Caliphate. The actions of these fighters for Allah have fallen off the front pages and we have pretty much given up on...

Yes It Is, It’s True: Do grievances reveal morale problems?

July 16, 2015

The unpleasantness of a grievance hearing last Monday night for four teachers probably was avoidable, but even worse, it once again showcases the growing feeling there is a serious employee morale problem in Wayland schools. Four Steeby Elementary teachers presented a grievance to the Board of Education, asserting they were...

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 174

July 15, 2015

25 Years Ago — July 18, 1990 EDITOR’S NOTE: It is with regret that I report there were no copies of the July 18, 1990, edition of the Penasee Globe at the Then and Now historical library in downtown Dorr. Then and Now personnel are encouraging anyone who has Penasee...

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We must act together now to stop inventor killing legislation

July 15, 2015

H.R.9, the Innovation Act, is inventor killing legislation moving rapidly through the House of Representatives. It passed out of the House Judiciary Committee and is scheduled for a full floor vote in the next two weeks. H.R.9 will effectively wipe out patent rights for small entities – independent inventors and...

Term limits: Doing the wrong thing over and over again

July 14, 2015

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” — Albert Einstein It amazes me how customarily intelligent and thoughtful people steadfastly cling to the wrong-headed notion that term limits...

Wayland schools to hire either All-Star or Century for driver ed

July 14, 2015

Drivers’ education will be a different animal for the Wayland Union school district in the next academic year. The Wayland Board of Education earlier this year decided to drop Gun Lake Casino funding support to ease costs of the program for students and their parents. An agreement to have teachers...

Democracy Tree: Residents rise up against stupid fireworks law

July 14, 2015

by Amy Kerr Hardin Lake Orion, a charming little township nestled in Southeast Michigan’s Oakland County — “where living is a vacation” — is among many communities finding themselves under the assault of rampant abuse of fireworks since Michigan lawmakers enacted Public Act 256 expanding the general public’s access to airborne incendiaries back...

Wayland Athletic Boosters planning ‘bash’ for late August

July 14, 2015

The Wayland Athletic Boosters Club is undergoing some changes in the wake of the death last spring of President Tom Andrews. Shelly Salisbury Whitley, who succeeded Andrews as Boosters president, and Mike Salisbury, the group's new treasurer, outlined for the school board Monday night some of the activities and philosophies...

Ranger Rick: Global warming, climate change… whatever!

July 14, 2015

“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for...

Four Wayland teachers grieve extra work after fall flooding

July 13, 2015

The Wayland Board of Education Monday night heard a grievance on behalf of four Steeby Elementary teachers, stemming from a roof leak and water damage last October. Tom Greig, Michigan Education Association UNISERV director and a former Wayland High School teacher, stressed that grievance was not about the incident itself,...

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