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Everyday Joys: My dread of approaching an empty nest
EDITOR’S NOTE: I asked Denise Dykstra of Martin if she’d like to write a column for Townbroadcast. This is her first entry, which she already had posted on Facebook: by…
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Yes It’s True: Joe Miller has been the Everyman Chief
It would extremely difficult to find a more popular public figure in these parts than the soon-to-be-retired Wayland Fire Chief Joe Miller. Just about everybody likes Joe. Well, evildoers and…
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Ranger Rick: What’s the deal about Memorial Day?
The readers who take exception to what I write about think I am out of touch. I am out of touch, I don't watch the news every day on all…
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Ramblin’ Road: I guess I’m just a sentimental old fluff
I cried at work today. Real, honest-to-goodness tears. Thankfully, I was alone. The South Haven High School Class of 2021 paraded through town today with a police escort. I don’t…
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Yes It’s True: Interviewers should just ‘let ’em play’
All this brouhaha about Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka declining to do interviews has brought me back to a conclusion I made a long time ago — the most overrated…
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One Small Voice: Let’s give history respect it deserves
“Hey, let’s go find us some monuments and learn us some history!” – utterer unknown. by Lynn Mandaville I don’t know the originator of the above, highly paraphrased line I…
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Army Bob: Should we draft those who avoid serving?
by Robert M. Traxler It was Memorial Day last Monday, a day to grill out, barbecue, party, spend money at the Memorial Day sales and enjoy the beginning of the…
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Ranger Rick: Reflections on Wall in D.C., Memorial Day
The first time I was in Washington D.C., I visited the Vietnam Wall. I thought it would be a good thing to see since I was of age during the…
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The more things change, they really stay the same?
Because I don’t watch much television these days as an aging curmudgeon, I have turned to Podcasts for my entertainment and/or edification. Today I was treated to a brand spanking…
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Ramblin’ Road: Don’t forget reason for Memorial Day
It is Memorial Day weekend: The kick-off for the summer season. But while we are celebrating with family gatherings, picnics and burgers on the grill, let us not forget the…