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There are ways to improve referee shortage situation
To the editor: 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…
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Will history repeat itself for Wayland School Board?
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…
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Politicians shouldn’t decide public health policy issues
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…
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Does Allegan County Fair avoid women performers?
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…
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Rubbernecking the world’s woes ruins my retirement
ACHTUNG: The following is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. “There ain’t nothin’ I can do about it.” — The Supremes, “You Keep…
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Last 2 local police chiefs very different on the job
ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. The City of Wayland has had two police chiefs in the past nine years,…
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So is the local town crier in the business over his head?
“What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate” — Strother Martin in “Cool Hand Luke,” 1966 ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial…
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Death of Kiwanis another sad ‘Bowling Alone’ chapter
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. It was with great sadness that I received the news this week that the…
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Tuinstra again spreading misleading info about taxes
To the editor: At the Dorr Township offices recently, there were a bunch of phone calls, either angry, frustrated, or confused with the general question being ‘Why are you guys…
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Do 40 percent of Americans have a serious death wish?
ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. Once upon a time, but not long ago, smoking cigarettes, use of tobacco, was…