Category: Editorial

Redistricting this time at least looks like it’s fair

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ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. The Michigan Redistricting Commission, created by an overwhelming vote of the people in a state-wide referendum in November 2018, has announced its decision on redrawing the 13 congressional districts. The commission approved a U.S....
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We can run away, but we can’t hide from crime

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ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. A woman at the Dorr Township Board meeting Thursday night posed an important question as to whether a recent rash of local burglaries and car thefts is a troubling consequence of residential growth, urban...
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State Rep. Whiteford should know better about Covid

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ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. State Rep. Mary Whiteford State Rep. Mary Whiteford’s latest monthly newsletter was problematic for me. The Casco Township legislator wrote about her solid support for use of monocolonal antibodies to treat the Coronavirus. She...
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Why no more information about fatal fire on Dec. 5?

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“The news is something someone else doesn’t want you to know.” — Often wrongly attributed to George Orwell, more likely said by William Randolph Hearst In case you’ve already forgotten it, there was fatal fire believed to have been electrical in nature at a house just north of Wayland on...
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The president does not decide price at the pump

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ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editoridal by the editor. Wayland appears to be an island of stagnation in a sea of dropping gasoline prices. Local prices at the pump have remained at $3.39.9 a gallon for about a month now, while around a...
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Watson officials should drop office manager idea

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ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. I urge the Watson Township Board resolutely to abandon any further plans to hire an office manager for 10 to 12 hours a week at a salary of $10,000 a year. The proposal is...
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Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly mimics corporate liar

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ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. “The love of money is the root of all evil.” — The Apostle Paul “Now y’see. That’s what’s wrong with this country.” — Ross Perot on the presidential campaign trail in 1992 Brian Kelly...
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I don’t think I stepped in it about Big Boy and Covid

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ACHTUNG: The following is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. I have received some negative feedback from and challenges to my announcement that the Wayland Big Boy Restaurant soon will be closing to make way for a Culver’s eatery. One commenter even suggested...
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Sustainable business park project deserves support

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ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. Don’t complain about the noise when opportunity comes knock, knock, knockin’ on your front door. I toyed with the idea of saying that out loud and proud Thursday night when representatives of the "Reimagine...
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Date for Trick-or-Treating could use a little tweaking

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ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. Every now and then someone comes up with an idea that is worth discussion at the very least, or perhaps even a change for the better. That someone this week was former Pine Street...
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