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Memo to City Council: Be open, avoid backsliding
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. The dictionary on this computer defines backsliding as "relapse into bad ways or error."…
Posted inArticles
Wayland City is latest to opt out of pot dispensaries
Though 56% of voters last November approved a state-wide ballot issue legalizing recreational marijuana, virtually all local municipalities have been voting to opt out of permitting the buying and selling…
Posted inSports
Wildcats to have daunting tasks in district tourneys
The Wayland boys and Wayland girls perhaps couldn’t have done any worse in their Class B district tournament draws this year. Both will face thus far undefeated opponents in the…
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One Small Voice: When and where is the emergency?
Question: When is a door not a door? Answer: When it’s ajar. Question: When is a national emergency not a national emergency? Answer: When it’s a lie. The first Q…
Posted inObituaries
Service Thursday for Moline native Martin Boersma
Moline native Martin Boersma died Friday at the age of 85. Born in Moline in 1933 to Marcus and Martina (Schans) Boersma, the ninth of 11 children, after graduating from…
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Two Wildcat bowlers win all-conference accolades
Wayland senior bowlers Amber Beggs and Dillon Smith are members of the O-K-Gold and Green Conference all-star team. Beggs finished seventh in the league over the season with an individual…
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Yes It is, It’s True: Let’s regard racism as a disease
Our most persistent disease, one that just won't go away, is not influenza, a cold, cancer, diabetes or so many other popular maladies. It is racism. It also is perhaps…
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Martin girls win non-league makeup hoops contest
Martin girls captured a non-conference basketball victory Saturday afternoon in a makeup against West Michigan Aviation Academy. The Lady Clippers prevailed 52-21 about as easily as they did in their…
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Better weather helps, as the Polar Bear Dip must go on
Rumor has it that this very brave (or foolish) diver into the Gun Lake Winterfest annual Polar Bear Dip is former Wayland High School football quarterback Tanner VanDyk. The Winterfest…
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FHE players show fans sportsmanship is not dead
In a refreshing show of class and sportsmanship Forest Hills Eastern players Taylor Mitchell (11) and Gage Keueger (22) Friday night helped Wayland guard Jory Shepherd make his way to…