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There is a time and a place for being cheap — or not
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under…
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Lady Vikings 1st in O-K Silver bowling, boys now 7-2
The Hopkins girls’ varsity bowling team is 8-0-1 overall and alone atop the O-K Silver Conference standings. The boys’ team, meanwhile, is 7-2 overall after a 27-3 victory over Wyoming…
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Martin girls’ attempt for revenge falls short in OT
by Austin Marsman The Martin girls' basketball team Friday night set out to avenge a 48-46 loss earlier this season to Watervliet, but came up short in overtime. After four…
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Wildcat boys, girls suffer rough night at South Christian
It was not a good night Friday at Grand Rapids South Christian High School for the Wayland boys' and girls' varsity basketball teams. The boys lost 52-43 and their overall…
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Lady Vikings all alone atop Silver hoops, but boys lose
The Hopkins girls' varsity basketball team is in the driver's seat in the O-K Silver Conference championship battle. The Lady Vikings completed the first round of league competition with a…
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One Small Voice: When will we solve gun violence issue?
by Lynn Mandaville School shootings are part of a "crime wave" evolving in our country, says White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. (It started under the Obama administration, dontcha…
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Army Bob: Sean Penn running off at the mouth again
On Jan. 12 in an Op-Ed in Time magazine, Sean Penn penned: “The solution to our current divisiveness does not live in the White House. Instead, we will find unity only…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Local tax issues are complicated
“My goal is to cut government in half in 25 years, to get it down to the size where we can drown it in the bathtub.” — Grover Norquist Columnist…
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Wildcats make it 3 wins in a row on the bowling lanes
The Wayland boys' varsity bowling team has been on a roll ever since it finished first in the Lowell Invitational earlier this month. The Wildcats claimed their third straight dual…
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Dorr Township Fire Dept. to get a new Pierce pumper
The Dorr Township Fire Department will get a new fire truck within the next year after the Township Board Thursday night approved purchase of a Pierce Enforcer pumper for $556,635.…