Editorial – Page 37

Dorr Township had 2 dog and pony shows this week

March 23, 2018

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. "Dog and pony show" is a colloquial term which has come to mean a highly promoted, often over-staged performance, presentation, or event designed to sway or convince opinion for political, or less often, commercial...

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Army Bob issues 2nd annual spring warning for bikes

March 19, 2018

Mr. editor: Spring is about to spring, let’s hope so anyway. In the spring a biker’s mind turns to love for the sport. Riding a motorcycle is inherently dangerous; two wheels with no cage around you, operating a smaller vehicle that folks have not been used to looking for, for...

Trump proves govt. shouldn’t be run like a business

March 16, 2018

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. It is my sincere hope that the thus far chaotic and challenging presidency of Donald Trump will once and for all discredit the wrong-headed and misguided popular notion that "government should be run like...

Let’s follow Texas’ lead to end rigged election system

March 10, 2018

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. I hereby ask the Michigan Legislature to pass a law that requires runoffs when no primary election candidates captures at least 50% of the total vote. We are told we live in a democratic...

WHS ‘Wall of Fame’ should add 2 new members

March 6, 2018

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. Sydney Urben While sincere congratulations are in order for Wayland High School senior bowling standout Sydney Urben for winning the Division 2 individual state championship, plans must be made later this year to include...

Is City of Wayland getting too much police coverage?

March 4, 2018

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. It was troubling to acknowledge recently that the City of Wayland has the highest total local millage rate among cities in the county, a little over 43 mills, higher than Allegan Holland, Plainwell and...

Traffic is Dorr residential development’s biggest problem

February 25, 2018

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. • "I moved out here to get away from the city." • "Not in my back yard (NIMBY)." • Ninety percent of the people who show up at meetings come here to bitch." The...

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Here’s a proposal for common sense gun legislation

February 20, 2018

To the editor: More of the same. "It's a mental health issue." "There will always be evil people." "Everyone has a right to arm themselves." "We can't deny everyone because of a few bad people." Always excuses why we need to stand pat on rules that are in place after...

How about we regulate guns just like abortions?

February 18, 2018

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. "Ain't no pink fag legislator gonna say I can't have guns." — The Fugs, 1968, "Johnny Pissoff Meets the Red Angel." While it seems just about everybody rightly these days is discussing and debating...

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A little history provides insight about Salem road millage

February 10, 2018

To the editor: Re: How has Salem Townshop gotten away with 5-mill road levy? One has to look back into the history of the townships around Salem to understand the problem. When the millage issue came up for renewal in neighboring townships their supervisors at the time felt their township...

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