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Coach Mike Doupe was victim of a system that only wants wins
ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor “Winning is not a sometime thing, it's an all time thing. You don't win…
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Basura: Trump has no character, but does it really matter?
“. . . Still, I wanted to believe; indeed, I longed to; and, in the end, how much of belief comes from longing?” — Agnes, The Testaments, Margaret Atwood Does character matter? …
Posted inSports
State grid powerhouse Colon ends Clippers’ season at 10-1
Martin's first-ever season as an eight-man football team came to an end Saturday afternoon at Colon in the second round of the playoffs. The Clippers lost 56-12 to perhaps the…
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Vikings lose to Kalamazoo United again, 36-20 in playoff
“Surprise, Surprise, Surprise.” — Gomer Pyle It wasn’t supposed to be déjà vu all over again Friday night in the second round of the MHSAA post-season playoffs. But an underdog…
Posted inFeatures
Wayland Theatriks to present ‘Radium Girls’ Nov. 22-24 at FAC
Wayland Theatriks will present "Radium Girls," at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24. The drama, written by D.W. Gregory, will…
Posted inObituaries
Funeral Tuesday at Wayland CRC for ‘Bud’ VanDerWeide
Art “Bud” VanDerWeide, age 83, of Hudsonville, died Thursday, Nov. 7. Art was born on May 30, 1936, in Boyden, Iowa, to Arie and Jennie (Kooiker) VanDerWeide and grew up…
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Army Bob: The hard left efforts threaten the Bill of Rights
by Robert M. Traxler Should the American Constitution be looked at as a racist, sexist, homophobic, document written by “Old White Men” and be sent to the ash heap of…
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Wayland varsity football coach Mike Doupe fired after 5 years
EDITOR'S NOTE: Coach Doupe has sent word that he did not resign, but was fired for not winning. Word on the street is that Wayland High School varsity football coach…
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No contamination found at residences near old dump site
Watson Township Supervisor Kevin Travis Thursday night announced state officials found no contamination in 12 residential water wells near the old dump site near the U.S.-131 Motor Sports Park. This…
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Two Wayland men take part in WMU marching band show
The Western Michigan University football team played its final home game Tuesday evening at Waldo Stadium against Ball State and two members of the marching band from Wayland took part…