Editorial

We don’t want information, we want to be entertained

Former State Rep. Lynn Jondahl, who was co-speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives with Paul Hillegonds in that institution's golden age, once gave a presentation in which he asserted…

Editor September 23, 2017

Editorial

Rules for conduct of public hearings need tweaking

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. The rules of conduct for public hearings need to be changed, or at least…

Editor September 17, 2017

Editorial

Watson Township Board should heed Sir Edmund Burke

“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” — Sir Edmund Burke This famous quote applies to members of the Watson Township…

Editor September 9, 2017

Editorial

Assessor’s resignation proves Dorr Contras resurgent

The news this week that Dorr Township Assessor Patti Sampley has resigned merely bolsters my assertion that the Contras are resurgent in local politics and the consequences are obvious. Sampley,…

Editor September 2, 2017

Editorial

Houston tragedy demonstrates need for bugout bags

Houston, Texas, is a classic example of tough choices that face the good folks who are in municipal planning. Having spent the last 25 years involved with Planning Commissions and…

Editor August 29, 2017

Editorial

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…

Editor August 23, 2017

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