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American Rescue Plan funds only create confusion
The American Rescue Plan of 2021 has been getting a lot of attention lately in local board meetings in these parts. Some officials don’t want the money from the federal…
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Ramblin’ Road: Should old folks get out of the way?
by Phyllis McCrossin There was a time when our plans for watching fireworks meant we headed toward town about an hour before sunset, found a spot to park as close…
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Hometown Day celebration will be Saturday in Martin
The Martin Hometown Day celebration is planned for Saturday, July 10, with most events occurring in the downtown area. The day’s activities will feature: A car and tractor show from…
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Wayland firefighters put out early morning car blaze
Wayland firefighters extinguished a car fire in the Kubiak-Cook Funeral Services parking lot in Wayland just after 4 a.m. Sunday on North Main Street. A neighbor said she had just…
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CRT isn’t the bogeyman that right-wingers say it is
ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. The latest in a long line of bogeymen our right-wing friends have dragged out…
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Watson trustee unhappy with local road conditions
Watson Township Trustee Jack Wood made no attempt Thursday night to hide his disgust with the condition of local roads and his disappointment with the Allegan County Road Commission. Wood…
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Army Bob: Social justice movements out of control
“Only Neanderthals question science.” — CNN. by Robert M. Traxler A Christian ethic and one found in most religions and in law is that the sins of the father shall…
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Fish Camp only brings us closer to empty nest dread
Fish Camp by Denise Dykstra Once a year in June, my brother puts together the “Boys Only” fish camp week. Planning for the week-long trip begins on the way home…
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — July 1, 1996 Popular and controversial Indian-owned casinos seem to be popping…
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Services July 2 for WHS grad Robert VanderPloeg
Robert L. Vander Ploeg of Dorr died Tuesday, June 29. He was 73. He was born on March 14, 1948, and was a 1966 graduate of Wayland High School. Robert…