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Army Bob: Another terrorist attack, another call for gun control
We suffered yet one more terrorist attack, and the good folks on the left once again fall back to the party line: it is not the criminal nor the terrorist,…
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The Muck Starts Here: State Legislature goes from bad to worse
Name one issue — guns, roads, wolves, pipelines, fracking, the Jamrat and her Coarser friend — our Michigan legislature hasn't made a hash of over the past eight to ten…
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Democracy Tree: GOP proposal gives unconvicted rapists parental rights
by Amy Kerr Hardin Having not written about the Michigan Senate for a spell, now is a good time to check up on them during their year-end rush. Though it’s…
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Lady Wildcats take 5th in 19-team Wyoming bowling invitational
The Lady Wildcats bowlers kicked off their 2015/16 season Saturday afternoon by finishing fifth at the Wyoming Invitational at Spectrum Lanes. There were 19 ladies teams and the Lady Wildcats…
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Ancient Wayland Fire Department truck joins Christmas parade
The annual Christmas parade took place this morning in downtown Wayland, and the Wayland Fire Department brought its 60-year-old fire truck to be part of the festivites. The ancient vehicle…
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Wayland JV girls’ hoops team also off to 2-0 start this season
Just like the varsity, the Wayland High School junior varsity basketball team is off to a 2-0 start this season. The Wildcats, coached by Coralie Ritz Miller, breezed past Wyoming…
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Tess Tobolic’s dinosaur entry wins top prize at Art Hop competition
Tess Tobolic, a 2008 graduate of Wayland High School and a chalk artist, was the grand prize winner in the Wayland Art Hop art competition Friday evening with this formidable…
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Hopkins girls fall 51-19 to Covenant Christian, record evened at 1-1
The Hopkins girls' varsity basketball team had its season record evened at 1-1 Friday after a 51-19 loss to Grand Rapids Covenant Christian. The Vikings defeated Fennville 52-44 in their…
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Hildebrand has another double-double, but Clippers lose again
The Martin girls’ varsity basketball season record fell to 0-2 Friday night with a 41-31 defeat at the hands of visiting Schoolcraft. The Clippers fell behind 13-4 in the opening…
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Lady Wildcats turn back Wyoming, another ‘team to watch,’ 47-38
Winning streaks are nice, but there’s something special about the Wayland girls’ varsity basketball team’s 2-0 start this season. One is that the Wildcats’ 47-38 victory over Wyoming marked the…