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Ranger Rick: DeNiro’s tirade only demonstrates rotting
Whenever I need a good laugh, I watch the meltdown by the media on election night on YouTube. Scene after scene with a breathless and unbelieving Wolf Blitzer with a…
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Bygone Days column postponed until next Saturday
The weekly "Bygone Days" history column this week will be postponed until Saturday, July 7, because of the Fourth of July falling on a Wednesday this year. Research for the…
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Celebration of Life for Hopkins grad James Bowyer
James Lee Bowyer, 41, died Monday, June 25. James was born Dec. 30, 1976, to Clarence and Susan Bowyer. He graduated from Hopkins High School in 1995, playing football for…
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Joe Kramer appointed to open Wayland Council seat
Joe Kramer was selected Monday evening as the newest member of the Wayland City Council. Kramer, who succeeds the resigned Tracy Bivins, will serve at least until the general election…
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State Police probing thefts from Burnips Equipment
Michigan State Police troopers from the Wayland Post are investigating the theft of commercial grade zero turn Spartan and Ferris lawn mowers from the Burnips Equipment retail location in Salem…
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Visitation is Saturday in Hopkins for Donald Bos, 84
Donald J. Bos, age 84, of Wayland died Friday, June 29. The son of Herman and Tracy (Schepel) Bos, he was born and raised in Holland, resided in Grand Rapids…
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Two ‘good guys’ part of the problem in Dorr Township
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. "Eighty percent of life is just showing up." — Woody Allen It's very difficult…
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The Subterranean: ‘Death of Stalin’ more grim than funny
Review of The Death of Stalin *** out of five stars Currently on video and streaming by Walter G. Tarrow A historical reminder, and a cautionary tale, of the who,…
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It’s ludicrous to turn away a longtime public servant
An open letter to the people of Dorr Township: We in Dorr Township have become a laughing stock, thanks to a few members of our Township Board. Over and over…
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Funeral will be Monday for Sally Kipen, 70, of Wayland
Sally Ileene (Steele) Kipen, age 70, of Wayland, died Friday, June 29, at Green Acres. Born Dec. 10, 1947, in Grand Rapids, she was the daughter of the late James…