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Democracy Tree: Is State Rep. Gamrat a friend to child safety?
by Amy Kerr Hardin As the bereaved family of an 11-year old Antrim County boy — the fifth child to lose his life in Michigan this year due to an…
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Public hearing slated for Aug. 12 on ‘Lake Residential District’
The Leighton Township Planning Commission will have a public hearing at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, at the Leighton District Library, 4451 Twelfth St., Moline, to take comments on proposed…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Protest songs dwell in the dust bin of history
“WAR! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing.” Edwin Starr’s No. 1 hit song in late summer 1970 would not make the pop music charts today. And it was almost…
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Corey LaValley bound over in Dorr Twp. triple homicide, arson
Corey LaValley, 32, of Dorr, was bound over Thursday to Circuit Court trial by Allegan County District Judge William Baillargeon on three open murder charges, arson and felonious use of…
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Despite protests, recycling surcharge no problem in Dorr Twp.
ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. Dorr Township Trustee Patty Senneker and community activist Bernie Schumaker raised a ruckus a…
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Former WUS board member, teacher joins ‘teach-in’ panel
Retired Wayland High School journalism and social studies teacher and former school board member Jeff Salisbury (second from right) was invited to take part in a special teach-in, "A Conversation…
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Martin marching band plans halftime sneak preview Saturday
The Martin Clipper High School Marching Band is performing a sneak preview of the 2015 halftime show at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, at the high school. All family and…
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Dorr Township skate park funding gets the green light, 5-2
The Dorr Township Board Tuesday night voted 5-2 to fund the second phase of the new skate park on the north side of 142nd Avenue. The board approved the expenditure…
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Ranger Rick: Television today puts us on our road to perdition
Watching a popular program “The Bachelor” or “The Bachelorette,” you would think, at first, it was just good fun finding a “mate,” selecting a man or woman to propose marriage…
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Car-truck crash in Leighton Township kills Wayland man, 50
Francisco Medina, 50, of Wayland, was killed Tuesday afternoon in a truck-car crash on 142nd Avenue west of Kalamazoo Avenue in Leighton Township. Troopers from the Michigan State Police Wayland…