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Calvin Christian evens Viking boys’ bowl record
The Hopkins boys' varsity bowling team had its overall season record evened at 1-1 with a 23-7 dual match loss to O-K Silver Conference rival Calvin Christian. The Lady Vikings'…
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Are white supremacist terrorists living among us?
To the editor: According to Speaker of the House Nancy Patricia Pelosi, and the sage of the House of Representatives, Alexandra Ocasio Cortez, there is a direct threat to the…
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No service scheduled for Dolores Faye Joseph, 70
Dolores Faye Joseph, age 70, died Saturday, Jan. 30. Dolores was a loving mother and grandmother; she will be greatly missed. She will be lovingly remembered by her children Tony Chipman,…
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Ramblin’ Road: Are flowers blooming in the desert?
by Phyllis McCrossin It’s the start of another quiet week. King and I are back at the trailer while the boys are at their father’s for the week. The good…
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Hopkins graduate takes 5th in WHAC bowling tourney
Hopkins High School graduate Brenden Gossman finished fifth individually in the Wolverine-Hoosier Conference bowling event Saturday at 5 Star Lanes in Sterling Heights. Gossman rolled a 714 series, with games…
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Yes It’s True: Gov. Whitmer advanced corporate lying
I was more than amused earlier this week when Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was pressed unsuccessfully about the abrupt departure of Robert Gordon, director of the Michigan Department of Health. Whitmer…
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Twenty-plus year Wayland school bus drivers retire
Wayland Union Schools bus drivers Teresa Permoda (right) and Caroline Badalamente retired today, Friday, Jan. 29. Teresa has worked for Wayland schools for 29 years and Caroline for 21 1/2…
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Alzheimer’s takes 1953 Wayland grad Jack DeVries
Jack DeVries, a 1953 graduate of Wayland High School, died Thursday, Jan. 28, after an 18-year battle with Alzheimer's disease. Jack, born in Dorr on July 17, 1935, had a…
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Army Bob: The new left seems to exclude everyone
by Robert M. Traxler I read an article in the Washington Post titled “A Warning from the 1960s Generation” by John B. Judis, who warned today’s crop of leftists not…
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Katie Brinker new director at Hopkins, Dorr libraries
Katie Brinker has been hired as the new director of the Dorr Township and Hopkins District libraries. The founder and managing director of “Parenting by the Book” and former program…