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Yes It Is, It’s True: I met Tea Party forerunner in 1980
Though I didn't know it at the time, my first encounter with what later would evolve into the Tea Party occurred during my first year as an editor, in 1980.…
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U.S.-131 NB traffic slowed to a crawl by overpass repair
Wayland Union Schools Director of Instruction Teresa Fulk reported on Facebook today that northbound U.S.-131 traffic was slowed to a crawl because crews were working on the overpass at 100th…
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Lady Viking Meghan Schulz is 2nd team all-state pick
Hopkins High School senior Meghan Schulz has been named to the second unit of the Associated Press Division 2 All-State Basketball team. Schulz averaged a double-double for the Vikings with…
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First 4 Wayland Early College program students named
Four Wayland High School students were welcomed as the first group into the Early College of Allegan County program. The current sophomores will begin the three-year program in the fall…
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Army Bob: Get to know the weapons you want to ban
by Robert M. Traxler To quote a friend of mine, “No one should be allowed to own an AK-47.” This begs the question, what is an AK-47? Ask most folks…
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Dr. Garnet Lewis to seek 26th District state senate seat
Former State Reps. Bob Genetski and Aric Nesbitt, both Republicans, will be joined by Democrat Dr. Garnet Lewis in the race for 26th District State Senator. The district takes in…
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Santino DiCesare returns to WHS as athletic director
Santino Di Cesare, a 2010 graduate of Wayland High School, is returning to his alma mater as the new athletic director and assistant principal (ninth grade. Di Cesare previously was…
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Viking tracksters open season at Wendy’s Classic meet
Hopkins junior Emma Helder turned in the most successful individual performance Tuesday at the Wendy’s Classic Track Invitational that featured 18 boys’ and girls’ teams. Helder crossed the finish line…
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The Subterranean: Two Damon films don’t meet expectations
“I find my life is easier the lower I keep my expectations.” — Bill Watterson (cartoonist, Calvin and Hobbes by Walter G. Tarrow (Reviews of Suburbicon and Downsizing) Both ** out…
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WHS bowler Marissa BruinsSlot to roll for Midland
Wayland High School bowling standout Marissa BruinsSlot has signed her intent to attend Midland University in Nebraska and roll for her former Wayland High School coach, Bill Holbrook (left). A…