Editorial – Page 16

Micro-managing rears ugly head again in Dorr Twp.

October 21, 2021

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. If there is one thing the Dorr Township Board has done better than anyone else around here, it is micromanaging. Though missing from the landscape in the last several years, it returned with a...

Annexation, 425 agreement issues may be for naught

October 16, 2021

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. Though not as exciting and attention getting as an ax murder, the proposed extension of sewer (and perhaps water) to about a dozen properties on the west side of U.S.-131 is a fascinating yarn...

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Addresses, landmarks on Reno Drive are confusing

October 13, 2021

To the editor: For several years I have been frustrated with your articles about city land and business purchases along Reno and 133rd Avenue. My frustration? The street addresses do not line up with landmarks. This has occurred many times. Re: Planning Commission approval for multi-residential zoning for land owned by the...

Cider advisory for Bowens Mills could’ve been avoided

October 12, 2021

ACHTUNG: The following is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. The news of the Michigan Health Department’s advisory against drinking cider made at Historic Bowens Mills in Yankee Springs Township leaves me with a double-edge response. One is that I agree that Bowens...

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More evidence surfaces for the Curse of Bobby Layne

September 29, 2021

As the Lions enter the 2021-22 season in Year Two of the Plague and the 63rd year if futility under the Curse of Bobby Layne, I thought our scrappy new coach, Dan Campbell, was a breath of fresh air after the dour Matt Patricia with a pencil in his ear...

Leppinks corrals may show what’s ahead in these parts

September 24, 2021

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. The startling sight of a couple of shopping cart corrals during the first week of the arrival of the new grocery store Leppinks in Dorr brings up a couple of issues — a slippery...

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There are ways to improve referee shortage situation

September 14, 2021

To the editor: Football Referee C The officiating crisis had finally hit the fan and with as much mess as what usually hits the fan! The basketball fiasco with both boys and girls playing at the same time was predictable. Basketball officials start at lower levels and gain experience doing...

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Will history repeat itself for Wayland School Board?

September 14, 2021

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. “Those who don’t learn from history are condemned to repeat it.” — Georges Santayana The last time the Wayland Board of Education voted not to comply with a Covid-related recommendation (not an order), it...

Politicians shouldn’t decide public health policy issues

September 12, 2021

ACHTUNG: The following is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. I greeted the news with welcome arms last Friday that Allegan County legal counsel told the Allegan C0unty Board of Commissioners to stay out of medical issues, about which they know virtually nothing....

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Does Allegan County Fair avoid women performers?

September 7, 2021

To the editor: Recently on my television (and my TV would never lie to me) told me all about the wonderful country music stars who will be performing at this year’s Allegan County Fair. I have nothing against the dudes chosen. In fact, I am certain that every man among...

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