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Monday Moanin’: Nobody knows what the hell they’re doing
By Jeff Salisbury Maybe you’ve seen the video of people of all ages, offering words of wisdom to those of their generation, but just a bit younger. I spotted it…
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The Muck Starts Here: We’re still paying for Iraq War debacle
by Barry Hastings (Much of this story will be in italics, and represents direct quotes from a piece I wrote for this site's publisher while he edited a regional newspaper…
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Democracy Tree: Attacks on Planned Parenthood bogus, unfair
Per usual, Michigan Republican lawmakers have proposed a spate of legislation in response to the deceptively edited Planned Parenthood tapes. A package of bills was introduced this week to prevent…
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Two grid coaches to make debuts in season openers Thursday
EDITOR'S NOTE: "We apologize for the previous apology." — Monty Python Martin indeed will open its football season Thursday evening at 7 .m. at Fennville. There has been conflicting information,…
Posted inCommunity Notices
United Church of Wayland extends free lunches 1 more week
Though the original plan was to have the summer free meals program end Friday, Aug. 28, the United Church of Wayland is offering free lunches from Monday through Friday, Aug.…
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WHS frosh volleyball squad 2nd in Comstock Invitational
The Wayland High School freshman volleyball team got off to a quality start Friday by finishing runner-up to Coldwater in the Comstock Invitational. The Lady Wildcats, coached by Jessica Bredeweg,…
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Lady Wildcats win own invitational with newcomer sensations
The Wayland girls’ cross-country team did something Friday morning that it has rarely done in recent times — win its own invitational. Sparked by outstanding debut performances by freshmen Zoe…
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Hunter safety classes will be held Aug. 28 and 29 at WHS
Wayland Community Education will offer a hunter safety course Friday, Aug. 28, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, Aug, 29 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Wayland…
Posted inObituaries
Longtime local music educator Helen Gambee passes at 90
Helen M. Gambee, longtime local vocal music educator, theater director and unusual character, died in Hospice care Friday morning. She was 90. Born April 16, 1925, in Hartford, Conn., she…
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Tea Party has used GOP, must be set adrift by Republicans
ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. The sordid sexual tales of State Reps. Todd…