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Both sides presented valid arguments about golf carts
ACHTUNG: The following is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. It is my custom to comment on the big issues of the day…
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Reasons for Chief Garnsey’s departure clarified in letter
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is a clarification from attorney Rob Howard of Bos & Glazier, PLC of Grand Rapids, regarding Wayland Police Chief Mark Garnsey's departure late last month. Mark…
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What is the truth about the departure of police chief?
"You can't handle the truth." ACHTUNG: The following is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. I have long railed against the common modern…
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Forums, listening sessions just don’t cut it any more
ACHTUNG: The following is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. “…Go to the people. Ask the hands that serve the machines of America.…
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Govt. helped with student debt more in bygone days
To the editor: I'm seeing lots of older folks my age complaining about the $10,000 in student debt cancellation announced this week. But when people my age say the government…
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Maybe abortion issue will finally be decided Nov. 8
The Pro-Life and Pro-Choice forces have been duking it out in the United States for almost five decades, and the most disappointing characteristic about the battle is its binary nature.…
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One shouldn’t have to resign post to run for mayor
ACHTUNG: The following is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. “It’s a drag being a cop. I think I’d rather be the mayor.”…
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Journalists now serve as their own proofreaders
Phyllis McCrossin To the editor: Right now a journalist is working on a story for the next edition of the newspaper. Well, in fact, he/she is probably working on three…
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Opportunity knocked, but ‘It’s Too Late’ for Wayland
ACHTUNG: The following is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. “But it’s too late, baby, now it’s too late, though we really did…
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What’s behind the divide between Wayland, Dorr?
To the editor: Why do Dorr (and Leighton) people hate Wayland schools? I first came to this area in 1992 when I moved to Dorr. For several years I ran…