Editorial

Gun Lake Tribe’s EPA loan will have massive impact

November 20, 2023

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. The news last week of the Gun Lake Tribe winning a $56 million loan from the Environmental Agency will have a massive impact on Wayland Township, Hopkins Township, Wayland Union Schools, the City of...

Councilwoman Bivins should file for a recount

November 10, 2023

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. Tracy Bivins Jerry Jansen III Longtime Wayland City Councilwoman Tracy Bivins has some important soul searching to do this weekend. After losing a seat on the council by just one vote in Tuesday’s election,...

State Rep. Smit’s honors ceremony manufactured

October 27, 2023

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. State Rep. Rachelle Smit State Rep. Rachelle Smit (R-Shelbyville) raised a few eyebrows Friday by honoring two local men recently acquitted of charges they were in on a plot to kidnap and even murder...

Rep. Smit trying to be nice about our disagreements

October 18, 2023

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. State Rep. Rachelle Smit Townbroadcast was not kind to State Rep. Rachelle Smit of Shelbyville in a recent editorial, maintaining she is at least partially ignoring the will of the people statewide in joining...

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Guest editorial: School bus driver shortage explained?

October 15, 2023

EDITOR’S NOTE: I noticed this today on Facebook, and I choose to share it with readers, particularly those who work for schools. So many these days bemoan the shortage of bus divers, substitute teachers and even teachers. Perhaps this anonymous letter can shed some light on the problem: As a...

GOP legislators’ election lawsuit just a power grab

September 30, 2023

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. The Republican Party has been earning a reputation lately for bypassing the will of the people. Eleven members of the GOP in the House of Representatives have filed a lawsuit to overturn statewide ballot...

‘Liberal media’ has become my favorite oxymoron

September 20, 2023

My friend and colleague Robert M. Traxler, author for more than a decade of the Townbroadcast “Army Bob” column, this week has inspired me to once again reveal my favorite oxymoron. For those who don’t remember, an oxymoron is the string together of two words that seem to be contradictory....

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I don’t think private would be better than WAEMS

September 16, 2023

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. I am opposed in no uncertain terms to privatizing essential services to the public. Which is why I would speak out against any local municipality doing such an awful thing. We have been hearing...

Customers are absorbing costs more than businesses

September 10, 2023

“The love of money is the root of all evil.” — The Apostle Paul “When companies don’t pay workers a living wage, taxpayers pick up the tab.” — Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. Businesses...

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We must respect each other in battles on the gridiron

September 8, 2023

We have sons in football at Hopkins and we played the third game Thursday night against Belding. It was a tough match between the JV teams and they both played well and hard but I was blown away again with the amount of disrespect and unsportsmanship shown. Last week we...

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