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An open letter to Army Bob – Lose your hate!
To the editor: From one who served his country in both the military and its community, I call on Army Bob to “lose your hate.” It’s not becoming for…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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?…
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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…
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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…