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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…
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Guest editorial: Resistance to Covid vaccine is baffling
EDITOR'S NOTE: Julie Mack is a retired journalist, most recently working for MLive, focusing mostly on Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo. She posted this on Facebook this week: by Julie Mack…
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School board ruckuses may be coordinated or planned
To the editor: RE: Townbroadcast story about "Torches & Pitchforks" group appearing at school board meeting: This is an organized effort with the strings being pulled by multiple politically motivated…
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Comparisons of Trump and Rev. Jim Jones frightening
To the editor: From Thom Hartman: Representative Jackie Spears got it right, and she should know. Back in 1978, Spears – then a 28-year-old aide to Congressman Leo Ryan –…
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CRT isn’t the bogeyman that right-wingers say it is
ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. The latest in a long line of bogeymen our right-wing friends have dragged out…