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Monday Moanin’: Why is early education workers’ pay so low?

(From the blog of Mister Journalism: Reading, Sharing, Discussing, Learning) By Jeff Salisbury https://misterjournalism.wordpress.com/ If early-childhood education is so critical why do we pay workers so little? Nearly half the…

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The Muck Starts Here: Barry sheriff ducks debate

by Barry Hastings Claiming a woman from, "the Jordan camp," had threatened his family," at a meet-the-candidate affair a week or so ago, controversial Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf now…

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Basura: What about ‘with liberty and justice for all?’

“If we take an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth, we end up a nation of blind, toothless people.” — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I…

Editor July 9, 2016

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Yes It Is, It’s True: My unpleasant history with United Way

So many confessions I have made, ‘cause truth got in the way. (With apologies to Joni Mitchell and Judy Collins — “Both Sides Now”) I’ve had an unpleasant history with…

Editor July 7, 2016

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Army Bob: Lynch-Clinton meeting explanations suspicious

by Robert M. Traxler Let’s talk about Attorney General Loretta Lynch’s meeting with former President Bill Clinton. According to the media it was a chance meeting at a private portion…

Editor July 7, 2016

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FBI Director Comey, a hero or villain in e-mail issue?

EDITOR'S NOTE: Bob Moras who went to Wayland High School in the Class of 1966 until he moved to Alpena in 1964, has penned this column about the latest developments…

Editor July 7, 2016

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Democracy Tree: GOP dept. of skullduggery alive and well

by Amy Kerr Hardin “The disastrous Citizens United decision opened up the floodgates for dark money groups to spend on politics. But there are still some limits to the amount of spending…

Editor July 6, 2016

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Ranger Rick: Another scandal added to Clintons’ long list

When will we wake up? With former President Bill Clinton and current U.S. Attorney General, Loretta Lynch meeting in a Lynch’s private aircraft, with orders for no audio, no photos…

Editor July 5, 2016

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Monday Moanin’: Too much at stake to not ‘Get On Board’

(From the blog of Mister Journalism: Reading, Sharing, Discussing, Learning) By Jeff Salisbury https://misterjournalism.wordpress.com/ Four open positions for next school board election The Wayland Union Schools Board of Education will…

Editor July 3, 2016

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The Muck Starts Here: Hillary, Elizabeth are rockin’ the vote

by Barry Hastings I hate to start on Trump. He's a downer. The lines of BS, disinformation, misinformation, and spin he weaves make me sick. And even sicker when I…

Editor July 3, 2016