Editorial

McLean’s departure leaves me unpleasant questions

The sudden and unexpected (at least to me) resignation of Wayland City Manager Tim McLean Monday night has left me with some unpleasant questions about the nature of public service…

Editor August 22, 2017

Editorial

I remember Congressman Vern Ehlers, perhaps too well

I knew Third District Congressman Vern Ehlers, who died earlier this week, and as Jeff Smith of the Grand Rapids Institute for Information Democracy (GRIID) so insightfully wrote, "In the past few…

Editor August 18, 2017

Editorial

Time has come to to put Leighton’s air park issue to rest

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. "Eighty percent of the people who show up at public meetings are there to…

Editor August 11, 2017

Editorial

Steven Johnson will be a vulnerable incumbent in 2018

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. Wise observers of our corrupt and rigged election system in West Michigan have posited…

Editor July 29, 2017

Editorial

Obituaries, causes of deaths too important to overlook

Townbroadcast columnist "Army Bob" Traxler not long ago made a quality suggestion about publishing death notices by saying they all should provide information about the cause of death. Some people…

Editor July 22, 2017

Editorial

Why was there no information on fatal crash in Hopkins?

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. When “fake news” continues to become commonplace, it is more than disconcerting that finding…

Editor June 29, 2017

Editorial

Can Rep. Whiteford avoid ‘Curse of the 80th District?’

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. Can State Rep. Mary Whiteford avoid the Curse of the 80th Legislative District?…

Editor June 24, 2017

Editorial

Rep. Upton seeks federal help after cutting federal program

To the editor: Congressman Fred Upton calls for federal help: “We must act now to stop Asian Carp... Asian Carp have been discovered beyond the electric barrier and only nine…

Editor June 24, 2017

Editorial

Why not let local government control fireworks madness?

ACHTUNG: This is not a fair and balanced story. It is an editorial by the editor. I’ve been railing against the Michigan Legislature’s terrible decision to allow fireworks everywhere on…

Editor June 16, 2017

Editorial

Hate-filled rhetoric fuels troubling incidents like shooting

To the editor: A person shot up a baseball practice in the Washington D.C. area; not surprising, the target was a team made up of Republican members of the House…

Editor June 15, 2017