Editorial

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…

Editor September 7, 2022

Editorial

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.…

Editor August 30, 2022

Editorial

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…

Editor August 25, 2022

Editorial

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.…

Editor August 22, 2022

Editorial

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.”…

Editor August 17, 2022

Editorial

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…

Editor August 17, 2022

Editorial

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…

Editor August 9, 2022

Editorial

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…

Editor August 4, 2022

Editorial

Election postscript: About Trump, school bond loss

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. Like most elections, Tuesday’s primary afforded us with some fascinating data and possibilities. Perhaps…

Editor August 3, 2022

Editorial

Election worker insists the process isn’t fraudulent

EDITOR'S NOTE: Full disclosure, my wife sent this letter after spending 14 hours at the Leighton Township polling place Tuesday as an election worker. To the editor: Over the past…

Editor August 3, 2022