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Family dinner at home is back on menu in busy lives
by Denise Dykstra “Hey, Mama, when are you going to make some new recipes again?” Eli, our 17-year-old asked me. He asked me as I was making one of my…
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Grandma’s Recipe Box writer in triumphant return
EDITOR’S NOTE Columnist Kathy Hamman Miller has been on a sabbatical for a spell to enable her to heal from two surgeries. Her triumphant return follows: by Kathy Hamman Miller…
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Yes It’s True; How can you stop Wildcats, Lions losses?
Some friends of mine (yes, I have friends) not long ago speculated about who would finally win first this fall — the Detroit Lions or the Wayland Wildcats. The ‘Cats,…
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Army Bob: Policing school board meetings overreach
by Robert M. Traxler “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press;…
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A friendship is renewed, strengthened in Covid era
by Denise Dykstra This past week it was one of my dear friend’s birthday. We have been planning to celebrate together since about August when I had realized our football…
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One Small Voice: Vandals ‘trump’ my free speech
by Lynn Mandaville A week ago something happened to my car. A violation of some sort. A violation for which I am at a loss for an accurate word to…
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Army Bob: Marine Lt. Col. Schuller must be punished
by Robert M. Traxler Love of country, patriotism, duty, honor, fidelity to the flag are neither cuss words nor evil concepts. Let’s talk about Marine Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, a…
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Notorious walker takes me on tour of the Basilica in GR
by Denise Dykstra My friend Kim Schaafsma and I recently toured the Basilica of Saint Adalbert and Saint Andrew in downtown Grand Rapids. Kim asked me to tag along. She…
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One Small Voice: Sinema’s critics crossed decency line
by Lynn Mandaville Kyrsten Sinema is one of my United States senators. She has been in the news far too often in the last few months because, as a Democrat,…
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Tensions are high, causing elevated behavior incidents
by Superintendent Dr. Christina Hinds We have been experiencing elevated behaviors this year. Our students have not experienced a "normal" school year in two years. Learning expectations and facing school…