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The Muck Starts Here: Will Trump get trumped in GOP race?
by Barry Hastings The Donald. What an ass. A racist. A magnifier of truth, dealer in innuendo. (Hopefully) destroyer of the GOP. He took off on John McCain a short…
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Visitation, funeral for Patt DeHaan, 57, both will be Tuesday
Patrice De Haan, 57, of Wayland, died Friday, July 31. Patt was born Sept. 25, 1957, in Columbus, Ohio, to the Rev. Hubert and Barbara (Swartz) Sprik. A dairy farmer's…
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No funeral service scheduled for Harvey Hoke, 76, of Cobb Lake
Harvey Hoke, 76, died of cancer at his home on Cobb Lake Wednesday. Hoke was born in Grand Rapids on March 15, 1939, to Lois (Murray) and Earl Hoke He…
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‘Get Moving’ Tuesday to highlight free summer meals week
Northern Physical Therapy will have a “Get Moving” family fitness event at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Steeby Elementary to highlight this coming week’s summer free lunch program. The fitness event,…
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Army Bob: It’s always easier to blame Bush, but not solve problem
by Robert M. Traxler Let’s discuss the way President Barack Obama and the good folks on the left look at a problem. When asked what is to be done with…
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Head Martin grid coach steps down, will remain as assistant
Travis Farris, the coach who guided the Martin High School football team last fall and oversaw the end of a 56-game losing streak, will not be back at the helm…
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Dorr woman, 23, sustains non-life threatening injuries in crash
Heather Hill, 23, or Dorr, sustained non-life threatening injuries in a fatal traffic accident in the Kalamazoo area Thursday. Kalamazoo County Sheriff's deputies said John Porn, 18, of Mattawan, was…
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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…