Editor

Yes It Is, It’s True: A troubled history of Fair Housing Act

I've long been a huge fan of the weekly radio program "This American Life" on National Public Radio. I've always found it interesting and thought provoking. I often peruse the…

Editor July 24, 2018

Columns

Ranger Rick: ‘Fake News’ has a tizzy after Helsinki

The meeting in Helsinki between President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin has the fake media and Democrats in end of the world apoplectic tizzy. They examine body language and…

Editor July 24, 2018

Obituaries

Funeral is Thursday for Bill Klump, 82, of Wayland

William W. "Bill" Klump, age 82, died Sunday, July 22. Bill grew up on a farm and was a strong family man. His hobbies were tractors and tractor pulling. He…

Editor July 24, 2018

Features

Wayland youth named outstanding Blue Lake camper

Nikita Jackson, daughter of Tanya Jackson of Wayland, was presented with the outstanding camper award last week at the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. Her mother is reporting Nikita, a…

Editor July 23, 2018

Columns

One Small Voice: Local journalism is best and fairest

https://www.allgeneralizationsarefalse.com/ by Lynn Mandaville I recently saw a posting of a media bias chart from the web site All Generalizations Are False (URL given above). Depicted as a bell curve…

Editor July 23, 2018

Obituaries

Funeral Thursday for Watson Twp. native Ken Kent

Watson Township native Kenneth Dale Kent, 82, of Allegan, died Friday, July 20, at his home. Born Nov. 8, 1935, in Watson Township, he was the son of Jerold Andrew…

Editor July 23, 2018

Community Notices

Sandy Scheib, Dorothy DeWeerd Citizens of the Year

This year's Citizens of the Year award was presented during the Main Street Sesquicentennial celebration Saturday downtown to Sandy Scheib (left) and Dorothy DeWeerd. Both are retired widows who continue…

Editor July 22, 2018

Columns

Subterranean: ‘Sorry to Bother You’ vs. corporate greed

Review of Sorry to Bother You **** out of five stars Currently showing at Celebration! Cinemas and by Walter G. Tarrow More than a year ago, in May 2017, I…

Editor July 22, 2018

Columns

Yes It Is, It’s True: Good candidate forum is hard to find

"Go and hear the candidates debate" — Simon & Garfunkel, "Mrs. Robinson." I've covered political candidate forums for almost as long as I've been a community journalist, more than 40…

Editor July 21, 2018

Editorial

Ludwig seems to have more savvy for 80th District

The Democratic Party's primary contest this year in the 80th State Legislative District is between two candidates, both men who live in Fennville. Having two Dems run in this county…

Editor July 21, 2018