Editorial – Page 21

Don’t let Rep. Johnson get close, inside without mask

November 20, 2020

State Rep. Steve Johnson, sans mask at Harding's in Wayland. ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article, it is an editorial by the editor. I hereby urge all local officials, institutions and businesses to refuse to allow State Rep. Steve Johnson passage into their buildings for reasons of...

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Pollsters aren’t keeping up with changes in elections

November 7, 2020

To the editor: We're in the 21st century. For pollsters, that's brought about changes along with challenges manifested in the last two presidential election cycle predictions. The tools used by pollsters to derive results have changed. The pollsters need to change. Maybe do a better job of selecting focus groups....

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Dorr Township gets a nice revenue sharing surprise

October 30, 2020

Jim Martin To the editor: Well I said at yesterday’s board meeting that we would get our crucial revenue sharing on the last business day of October so I came in to check on it. Earlier this year, due to Covid-19 the State Treasurer’s office gave us estimates that revenues...

Public schools should quit acting like corporations

October 24, 2020

ACHTUNG: This is not a fair and balanced article. It is an editorial by the editor. “Oh, what a tangled web we weave when at first we practise to deceive.” — Sir Walter Scott Public schools have been under fire for a spell, some of it undeserved, some of it...

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Butterworth ER was scary and busy Wednesday night

October 21, 2020

Mary Howard To the editor: Interesting day... we spent several hours in the Butterworth ER (everyone is fine, Bill gave us a scare by falling at South Pavillon and they just wanted to check him out). The point of this is to say I have NEVER seen anything like the...

Stop trashing democratic voting by mail practice

October 18, 2020

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. Perhaps the most seriously wrong-headed and misguided contention in the election of 2020, is the notion that mail-in voting is rife with fraud. For the umpteenth time, virtually every study has shown that the...

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I hope Wayland Supt. stays strong on her Covid stance

October 15, 2020

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. This is an editorial by the editor. I was astonished Monday evening when I learned that more than 80 percent of parents and citizens insist students attend Wayland schools in person in the classroom five days a week. I was astonished...

I recommend ‘yes’ votes for all Nov. 3 ballot proposals

October 10, 2020

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. I hope it’s not too late for recommendations on ballot proposals that will face voters in the Nov. 3 general election. It is too late for those who already have cast their ballots via...

Endorsements for upcoming election unsurprising

October 4, 2020

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. Newspapers over many years have endorsed candidates for public office, based on what they’ve seen and heard. Not wanting to buck tradition, and flying in the face of the notion I’m just sitting on...

Fall sports resumption for me a head vs. heart issue

October 3, 2020

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editorial. I’ve been called out by a persistent reader to present my opinion about having high school football and other sports while area schools have been reporting cases of Covid-19. I was taken aback, having...

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