Columns – Page 244

Barry Hastings: A child’s memory of D-Day, 71 years ago

by Barry Hastings Seventy-one years ago next Saturday, in Burton Heights (Grand Rapids) a group of young boys were playing "Army" a block or so west of Division Avenue. We'd…

Editor May 31, 2015

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Army Bob: Admiral Lynch sells his soul through advertising

If you watch Fox News you are bombarded with the ads for New Day USA, a company selling home equity loans to veterans. A good number of the ads feature…

Editor May 30, 2015

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Army Bob: Cold War redux? Russian tanks better than ours

The Russians have introduced a new main battle tank at the annual WWII Victory Parade, the T-14 Armata. The tank is a marvel of 21st Century innovation. It has a…

Editor May 29, 2015

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Yes It Is, It’s True: ‘Purple Patty’ and the ugly senate campaign

“When you lie down with dogs, you rise up with fleas.” — Ottawa County Prosecutor James Bussard, March 1969. This is the somewhat sordid and salacious story of perhaps the…

Editor May 28, 2015

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Democracy Tree: Many local police now are armed to the teeth

Is your local government armed to the teeth? Many in Michigan are. A recent editorial in U.S. News & World Report cited the drama writer’s principle known as “Chekhov’s Gun”…

Editor May 28, 2015

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Ranger Rick: The liberal broadcast media still can’t get it right!

The startling revelation that George Stephanopoulos gave a first reported $50,000 to the Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton Foundation (BHCC) was a stunning announcement (yawn), wasn’t it? The media, and…

Editor May 26, 2015

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Monday Moan: Sometimes I wonder who to ‘see about that’

By Jeff Salisbury jeffsalisbury@charter.net For most of my 24 years teaching journalism and “news-English” writing courses at Wayland High School, I showed the 1981 movie “Absence of Malice” starring Paul…

Editor May 24, 2015

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The Muck Starts Here: Montezuma’s real revenge… and more

by Barry Hastings If a visit to the Gun Lake (or any other) Casino, "is gonna" be the best day of your li-hi-hife," you must be a very lonely, terribly…

Editor May 24, 2015

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Yes It Is, It’s True: Award doesn’t respect Mallory Teunissen

Congratulations to Wayland High School pitching star Mallory Teunissen for being voted best softball player in West Michigan. It’s an honor well deserved, but I believe it’s an honor not…

Editor May 24, 2015

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Army Bob: Overused, overhyped words only muddle debate

Words have power, words have meaning, words can condemn or inspire. Let’s take a look at the word racist; it is a vile word, an insulting word, and a word…

Editor May 22, 2015