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Democracy Tree: Is Roberts Court concerned about its legacy?

With all the buzz about the recent high court same-sex marriage arguments, a little something to celebrate slipped through the media cracks. The marriage equality decision is weeks, if not…

Editor May 9, 2015

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Army Bob: Socialists want to control the unwashed masses

A hot topic of debate during the pending presidential election will be our nation’s movement to Socialism. Or the “expansion of Big Government,” as Republicans call it; the Social Justice…

Editor May 9, 2015

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Dog ‘N Suds was the place to go for Wayland teens in the ’60s

“The music is played for love Cruisin' is made for love I love it when we're cruisin' together” — Smokey Robinson “I got a letterman's sweater With a letter in…

Editor May 8, 2015

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Democracy Tree: Proposal 1 money trail was a one-way street

by Amy Kerr Hardin The Michigan roads proposal, billed as "road kill" after its resounding defeat Tuesday, was paved with cash, but it flowed in mostly one direction. Regardless of…

Editor May 6, 2015

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Ranger Rick: Is Baltimore’s mess just a hint of things to come?

The media, in its consuming quest to be first and usually get it wrong, presumed it had a great story of police brutality on a long time criminal, Freddie Gray,…

Editor May 5, 2015

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Monday Moan: As they say on Shark Tank, ‘I’m out’ on Prop 1

By Jeff Salisbury jeffsalisbury@charter.net More than 20 years ago and after sitting through and asking questions of the late-State Senator William VanRegenmorter's "pitch" at Wayland City Hall, I voted against…

Editor May 3, 2015

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Yes It Is, It’s True: Let us be glad about saving a local treasure

‘Twas a little more than three years ago when my wife suggested I do a weekly historical column to highlight events and people 25, 50, 75…

Editor May 3, 2015

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The Muck Starts Here: We’re going there in a handbasket

By Barry Hastings Congress fiddles with sequestration of military funding while the world burns. Americans see whatever news directors determine will be the story of the day. There's no way…

Editor May 3, 2015

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Democracy Tree: State legislators gut 14th Amendment

by Amy Kerr Hardin It must hurt — the mental machinations and intellectual inconsistencies necessary for Michigan’s GOP lawmakers to time and again churn up conspiracy theories about federal government…

Editor May 1, 2015

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Army Bob: Defeat ISIS/ISIL now or deal with version 4.0 later

What is in a name? ISIS or is it ISIL or is it Islamic Terrorism or “The B Team?” Quite frankly there is a lot in the name we use…

Editor April 30, 2015