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Army Bob: Why don’t Green New Deal backers speak up?

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by Robert M. Traxler To all the supporters of the Green New Deal: where are you? After four columns, not one supporter has posted a comment in defense of the Green New Deal. When it came out, it was trumpeted by our friends on the left as the savior of...
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Dorr Township deadlocks on vote to drop MTA membership

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Nancy Westhouse The Dorr Township Board Thursday night came within one vote of not renewing its membership in the Michigan Townships Association. The board was deadlocked 3-3 on paying this year’s bill of $4,990.48 from the MTA, with Trustee John Tuinstra absent. Supervisor Jeff Miling, who moved to drop out,...
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County Commission candidate Kathryn Bamberg dies at 60

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Allegan County Commisioner (District 3) candidate Kathryn Bamberg, 60, died Tuesday, May 29, in Williamsburg. Bamberg last fall was a Democratic candidate to be commissioner from a district that included the City of Allegan, Allegan Township, Monterey Township and Salem Township, and she worked most recently for Allegan County Community Mental...
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Wayland High School library also is getting a facelift for fall

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The Wayland Union Schools' bond issue a year and a half ago is funding the middle school addition for sixth grade and construction of new tennis courts, but it also is paying for renovations for the media center (library) at the high school. Workers have begun making changes in hopes...
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Wayland Middle School relay team captures 1st in 2 races

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Long jump champ Breanna Hyde The Wayland Middle School 4x200-meter relay team has struck again. Ava Makowski, Elliot Antel, Faith Rollandini and Kayla Baar again broke their school record of 1:54.30 and captured first place Wednesday in the West Michigan MEGASTAR meet with a winning time of 1:53.98. The girls also...
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Memorial service delayed for Ralph Long, 59, of Wayland

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Ralph Donald Long, Jr., 59, of Wayland, died Thursday, May 16, at The Laurels of Sandy Creek. Born Dec. 30, 1959, in Mississippi, he was the son of the late Ralph Donald Long, Sr. and Noreen Jones. Ralph was a veteran of the United States Army. He had worked as a Diesel...
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — June 1, 1994 Martin High School Class of 1922 (Courtesy of Mary Jo Ash) Cellar Door Production has withdrawn its plans to build an entertainment amphitheater near the corner of U.S.-131 expressway...
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Celebration of Life service is Saturday for Trevor Sniezek

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Trevor Lee Sniezek, age 44, of Dorr, died Sunday, May 26, at Spectrum Health Butterworth after a short battle with cancer. Trevor was born in Plainwell, on Jan. 30, 1975, the son of Emil Walter Sniezek Jr. and Terry Lynn (Rector) Sniezek. He graduated from Martin High School. He was...
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Lady Vikings vs. tough TK; ‘Cats play Allegan in districts

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Freshman pitcher Emma Ludema and her Lady Wildcat teammates have a tough road ahead in the districts Saturday. (Photo courtesy of Josh Cline) Hopkins will put its 21-8 record on the line at 10 a.m. Saturday against a Middleville Thornapple Kellogg team that now is 26-4 for the overall season...
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Wayland Board of Education right to promote from within

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Christina Johnson ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. It was interesting and encouraging to see the Wayland Board of Education promote from within in all three job opportunity decisions last week. The board agreed to promote Robyn Robinson from assistant...
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