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‘Retirements’ of school administrators puzzling
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. "O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!" —…
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Dorr Trustee Tuinstra’s micro-managing persists
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. Dorr Township Trustee John Tuinstra just can’t seem to let go of his persistent…
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Anti-vax movement is destructive, dangerous
EDITOR"S NOTE: This is another topical letter from Mark Wakeman, a 1965 graduate of Wayland High School, who is no stranger to weighing in on important issues. To the editor:…
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I oppose organized public prayer, but I am a coward
ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. It has been almost 57 years since one of the most contentious Supreme Court…
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Let’s use pot tax money to help ‘fix the damn roads’
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. "See? It told you so." — Title of a book by Rush Limbaugh in…
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‘Story of Us’ tradition may be in serious trouble here
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. A little more than seven years ago, I decided to try a bold experiment…
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I’m not optimistic Whitmer can ‘fix the damn roads’
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. I am not optimistic that newly-elected Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will be able to honor…
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Memo to City Council: Be open, avoid backsliding
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. The dictionary on this computer defines backsliding as "relapse into bad ways or error."…
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Yes It is, It’s True: Let’s regard racism as a disease
Our most persistent disease, one that just won't go away, is not influenza, a cold, cancer, diabetes or so many other popular maladies. It is racism. It also is perhaps…
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Three ‘crises’ helped shape climate change denials
ACHTUNG: The following is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” — Sir Isaac Newton's…