Editor

The muck starts here: ‘Buckshott, Part Deux’

by Barry Hastings ‘War on Terror’ prosecution incompetent The oft repeated question of journalists and citizens today is, "What's our strategy for preventing attacks of the type we're seeing across…

Editor January 18, 2015

Columns

Yes It Is, It’s True: MLK’s teachings, legacy similar to those of Jesus

As the observance of Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday approaches, I submit that the way we view Dr. King has some interesting similarities with how we regard Jesus Christ. The…

Editor January 18, 2015

Columns

DEMOCRACY TREE: It’s illegal in Michigan to take Lord’s name in vain

Blasphemy: blas•phe•my [noun] Profane talk of something supposed to be sacred; impious irreverence. (Oxford English Dictionary) Illegal in Michigan? You bet! Well, bloody hell — who knew? Take the Lord’s…

Editor January 18, 2015

Coming Events

Martin group wants to put on a winter festival Feb. 28

The Martin Main Street program plans to have its first-ever Winter Festival from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28. "This will be our first annual festival and we are…

Editor January 17, 2015

Features

City Council Chambers entrance project completed

Anyone who wants to go to a Wayland City Council meeting at the rear entrance of City Hall now has a much more user-friendly entrance into Council Chambers. A project…

Editor January 17, 2015

Editorial

Does Wayland’s basketball program have a mysterious problem?

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. No helicopter parent, nor school administrator, nor community bigwig ever should be allowed to…

Editor January 17, 2015

Sports

Wildcat JV girls claim 5th straight hoops victory, 48-25

The Wayland High School junior varsity extended its winning streak to five Thursday evening by turning back Middleville Thornapple Kellogg 48-25. Coach Coralie Miller's Wildcats have not lost since Dec.…

Editor January 17, 2015

Sports

Clipper guys finish a big week with 2 hoops victories

The Martin boys' basketball team came up with two huge victories this week in Southwestern Athletic Conference play. The Clippers copped a 57-40 victory Friday night over Bloomingdale, two days…

Editor January 16, 2015

Sports

Hopkins girls absorb 7th straight hoops defeat, 57-30

The Hopkins girls' basketball team Friday night absorbed its seven straight defeat this season without a victory by dropped a 57-30 decision at home to Grandville Calvin Christian. The Vikings…

Editor January 16, 2015

Sports

Hopkins captures 2nd straight hoops victory, 60-58

The Hopkins boys' basketball team Friday evening captured its second straight victory, a nice turn of events after five consecutive losses to start the season. The Vikings turned back Grandville…

Editor January 16, 2015