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Ramblin’ Road: Hearing loss 1 of the hazards of aging
by Phyllis McCrossin It was a fairly quiet weekend for King and me. We helped our son paint his house Friday and babysat Friday night while he and his wife…
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Basura: Halt convention, but open the schools?
“We are healthy only to the extent that our ideas are humane.” — Kilgore Trout, in Breakfast of Champions, by Kurt Vonnegut Kimora "Kimmie" Lynum died on July 18 in Putnam County, according…
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Service for Gregory Stevens will be at Bowens Mills
Gregory Stevens of Wayland died Wednesday, July 22 at the age of 43. A loving son, husband and father of four children, he was born Nov. 4, 1976, in Spokane, Wash.…
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Yes It’s True: Smoke-free, gun-free laws badly done
A story from more than 40 years ago can be used to help explain the persistent misleading assertion that the City of Chicago bans guns, yet it has among the…
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Allegan County still has low COVID-19 death tally
Allegan County continues to do strikingly well in avoiding serious consequences from the Coronavirus. The death toll of seven is just one more than a month ago and the figure…
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New LED lights shine at renovated WHS football field
New lights are shining at the Ron Stehouwer football stadium and track. They replaced the more than 35- year-old wooden pole lights with energy saving LED lights.
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Car strikes, kills 2 horses in Leighton; woman, 26, dies
A 26-year-old Schoolcraft woman was killed Friday evening in Leighton Townshi when the horse she was riding was struck by a car. The auto struck two horses near the intersection…
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Wayland Supt. Hinds outlines school return plan
This week, our team has been continuing our work to create a plan which meets the needs of all students. We've met with our Return to School Committee and reviewed…
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Basura: Reflections on throwing out the first ball
"Say the secret password, and a duck’ll come down and give you fifty dollars.' — Groucho Marx, host of the game show “You Bet Your Life.” I was once selected…
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One Small Voice: Spins won’t alter truth about virus
“The science should not stand in the way of this,” said Kayleigh McEnany at a recent press conference where she was responding to questions about children returning to school amid…