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Ramblin’ Road: The King and I settling in out west
by Phyllis McCrossin I trust everyone had a safe and socially distanced Thanksgiving. Ours was a very quiet and small affair. It’s been a busy five days, starting on the…
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One Small Voice: Young Eagles help us soar in flight
by Lynn Mandaville Do you remember your first flight in an airplane? Was it a commercial airliner, or maybe a small aircraft? Were you a kid or an adult? Did…
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Yes, It’s True: I am sorry to boycott a local business
It is with a heavy heart that I am turning away from a local business. Through the years, I have been a believer in shopping local when possible. I was…
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Edward Lautenschleger of Wayland dies at age 66
Edward J. Lautenschleger, age 66 of Wayland, died Feb. 22, due to cancer and heart failure. Born on July 21, 1953, he graduated Class of 1971 from Caledonia High School. …
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Army Bob: The Left freezes, doesn’t chill free speech
Now that the bunch of leftists who are against almost everything have purchased power with the help of the rich and powerful American Economic Royalty, a class that the socialists…
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Service delayed for rural mail carrier Barb Schmidt
Barbara J (Owen) Schmidt, age 80, of Dorr, died Sunday, Nov. 22. Barbara was born in Grand Rapids on Nov. 5, 1940. Barbara was a rural mail carrier out of the…
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Donna Stankey to be buried in Elmwood Cemetery
Donna Gene Stankey, age 94, died at her home Sunday Nov. 22. She is survived by her children: Gareth (Marilyn Bird) Stankey, daughter in-law Judith (Ron Bruins) Bruins, Rita (Philip…
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What’s going on with that infamous $20,000 parcel?
ACHTUNG: The following is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. Anyone who knows me understands that I hate like hell to agree with…
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Basura: Remembrances of Thanksgivings past, now
“For another ten years I went on trying to acquire some sort of religious conviction, then gave it up as a bad job. Today I have no god but landscape,…
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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 — Nov. 29, 1995 Editor Nila Aamoth, in her “Soapbox” entry t his…