Editorial – Page 32

Campaign against bullying like fighting war on drugs

December 15, 2018

ACHTUNG: This is not a fair and balanced story. It is an editorial by the editor. “And you can kick the sand right back in their faces, ha!” — Vivian Stanshall, the Bonzo Dog Band, “Mr. Apollo.” I applaud Wayland schools for having Tom Thelen come to the Fine Arts...

If you can no longer legislate pot, then regulate it

December 10, 2018

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. “I don’t want marijuana in my community, I don’t wanna sell it, I don’t wanna see it, I don’t wanna smell it. You wanna do it in the basement of your house with your...

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Anybody interested in helping Calif. fire victims?

December 10, 2018

To the editor: A few of my family members and friends have been displaced by the fires in California, and it is bringing back memories of waking up to the sound of the room below me burning and exiting the second story window in when I was in seventh grade....

Lame-duck legislators ignore wishes of the voters

December 1, 2018

ACHTUNG: The following is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. “No man, woman or child is safe as long as the State Legislature is in session.” — James Wasserman The dirty tricks in Lansing are hiding in plain sight these days with a...

Martin, Hopkins concluded near-great grid seasons

November 25, 2018

"There are some events that separate the great from the near great.'"— James Wasserman, "The Legendary Luke Warfel." The recently concluded high school football season was the most successful in this area in quite some time. The obvious evidence is that both Hopkins and Martin qualified for the post-season playoffs,...

‘Cleaners’ documentary shows wheat-chaff issue

November 15, 2018

ACHTUNG: The following is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. "I've seen the men, sir. Gawd, I wish I hadn't." — The Bonzo Dog Band, "Keynsham," 1969. I watched the PBS Independent Lens special earlier this week, "The Cleaners," an examination of the...

Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

November 7, 2018

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Nov. 10, 1993 Gayle McEnaney wrote a special exclusive story for the Globe about her experiences as a juror in Barry County Circuit Court for the trial of Candy Lawrence, wife of...

‘Convenient Truth’ may decide chickens issue in city

November 3, 2018

ACHTUNG: The following is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. Former Vice President Al Gore years ago produced a film, "An Inconvenient Truth," which attempted to make a strong case for doing something about climate change, otherwise known as global warming. Closer to...

I have doubled down on my opposition to GOP Nov. 6

October 28, 2018

ACHTUNG: The following is not a "Fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. "Four legs good. Two legs bad." — The sheep in "Animal Farm" by George Orwell. "Democrats good. Republicans bad." It's really awful that it's come to this. But because the Republican Party has...

Don’t fall for pesky myth that Dems are racist party

October 20, 2018

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. One terrific example of fake news, or deliberately misappropriating history, is the pesky and persistent Facebook meme about Democrats being a more racist party than Republicans. What makes it live a longer than deserved...

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