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Funeral for Jack Manke, 82, is Monday at St. Stan’s
Jack Manke, 82, of Hopkins died Monday, April 16. Jack was stationed in Germany while in the U.S. Army and played in the band. He worked for 30 years for…
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Allegan area students to continue to pressure Senator
To the editor: Allegan County students who took part in a walkout March 14 against gun violence will join a national day of grieving Friday, but this time they plan…
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Wedding barns public hearing is May 15 in Dorr Twp.
The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday night agreed to schedule a public hearing at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, on the subject of wedding barns. The commission has been…
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Ranger Rick: Trump fights Cloward-Piven takeover
Below is the classic socialist strategy to turn a productive, growing, healthy capitalist system into a pile of dung. My liberal friends in this publication excoriate me by my insistence…
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These are this year’s April showers that bring…
As someone said this morning, "This not supposed to be what they mean when they talk about April Showers." It's April 17 and some Wayland school district parents suggested schools…
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Service Saturday for Hazel P. Anderson, 97, of Dorr
Services for Hazel P. Anderson of Dorr will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at the Old Time Methodist Church 5590 Whittenyville Ave. Alto Hazel Pearl Powers Anderson was…
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Lumberyard Events owners asked to be at city meeting
The Wayland City Council wants owners Mark and Marty Shepard to attend the next meeting May 7 to answer questions about parking requirements for their new Lumberyard Events Center…
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The Subterranean: ‘Ready Player One’ fun with gaming
Review of Ready Player One *** 1/2 out of five stars Currently in theaters “Shall we play a game?” — Joshua, the AI, in WarGames (1983) by Walter G. Tarrow…
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Basura: So my dad’s tougher than your dad
“Why shouldn’t things be largely absurd, futile, and transitory? They are so, and we are so, and they and we go very well together.” — George Santayana, philosopher, essayist, poet, and…
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Yes It Is It’s True: United we stand, but divided we fall
A funny thing happened on the way home from the forum Tuesday night. I came to the painfully obvious conclusion that the United States of America really is a house…