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Ramblin’ Road: Customer conversations bear fruit
by Phyllis McCrossin You meet all kinds of people when you work retail, especially in a resort town. I try to talk to as many as I can. Partially because…
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Wayland Union’s learning plan remains unchanged
Local Health Department collaboration Schools continue to be required to work collaboratively with their local health department. Kent, Ottawa, Muskegon, and Ionia County Health Departments have changed their county-wide orders;…
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Yes It’s True: Rituals are a force that gives us meaning
I was listening to a radio interview the other day of Sasha Sagan, daughter of the late astronomer and science communicator Carl Sagan, who talked about the significance of rituals…
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Army Bob: Must we pay climate science believers?
President Joe Biden has called for zero net carbon emissions by 2030 or 2050, depending, ah… Mr. President sir, humans will not exist in 2030. I am positive our President…
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One Small Voice: We must work together to beat fears
by Lynn Mandaville The other day, as I was beginning another day of home schooling my grandsons, their father Randy (my son) firmly told the older one, Jack, that he…
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Ranger Rick: Govt. should take away carrot and stick
I was watching one of the political programs Sunday when Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo was asked on "Face the Nation" whether the amount of money people receive because…
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Ramblin’ Road: My retail adventure with Clay, age 5
by Phyllis McCrossin I work at a clothing store in a tourist town. We sell T-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies and jackets with a variety of South Haven landmarks, plus some uniquely…
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Army Bob: Systemic racism arguments seem circular
by Robert M. Traxler So just what is “Systemic Racism?” Glenn Harris, president of Race Forward and publisher of Colorlines, defined it as "the complex interaction of culture, policy and institutions…
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Ranger Rick: Hunter Biden has happy, privileged life
When you try to purchase a weapon, you have to make out a form for your background check. It's been some time since I made mine out, but I believe…
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Ramblin’ Road: Can’t you buy with cash any more?
by Phyllis McCrossin I think I officially morphed into my parents this weekend, and it all started with a trip to a cell phone store. Now, I realize my parents…