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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…
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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…
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It’s early yet, but I support school bond proposal Nov. 7
ACHTUNG: This is not a fair and balanced story. It is an editorial by the editor. Not long ago I told readers about my lifetime “first” in voting against school millage…
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There still are serious questions about city property sale
I am responding to the recent Townbroadcast article, "City committee to negotiate sale of disputed parcel" for a number of reasons: • The photo location is incorrect, this is the southeast corner…
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Let’s let the voters do the term limiting of public officials
To the editor: RE: Editorial about applying term limits policy to Dorr Township. by Lynne Mandaville It is so easy for some people to boil situations down to “let’s get…
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It’s foolhardy to apply term limits policy to Dorr Township
ACHTUNG: This is not a fair and balanced story. It is an editorial by the editor. It continues to amaze me how many people still are misled by the promise…
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So Rep. Johnson doesn’t believe in govt. ‘for the people’
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. “Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from…
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Neither Mr. Nickels, nor Mr. Otto were ‘coached’ on land sale
Since the WOOD-TV “news” story last week, there has been quite a bit of misinformation regarding the land sale between the City of Wayland and Keith Nickels and Josh Otto.…