Editorial – Page 44

We Americans ask for and get negative news reports

February 11, 2017

ACHTUNG: This is not a fair and balanced story. It is an editorial by the editor. “Nobody robbed a liquor store on the lower part of town Nobody OD'ed, nobody burned a single buildin' down Nobody fired a shot in anger, nobody had to die in vain We sure could...

Watson’s rejection of dispensary ordinance based on fear

February 3, 2017

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. “There are people in every time and every land who want to stop history in its tracks. They fear the future, mistrust the present, and invoke the security of a comfortable past which, in...

The Dorr Township political circus is back in business

January 28, 2017

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. Have the Dorr Contras regained their chops and renewed their quest to control Dorr Township politics? Is the Pope Catholic? Does a bear defecate in the woods? Could switching to Geiko really save you...

Legalized recruiting is ruining high school athletics

January 12, 2017

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. Remember the University of Michigan’s “Fab Five” in basketball two decades ago? I thought about them when I watched Grand Rapids Christian methodically dissect one of Wayland High School’s best-ever basketball teams Tuesday night....

I agree with a timid proposal to increase term limits

January 2, 2017

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. I was shocked — shocked I tell you — when I learned recently that the State Legislature I despise so much actually came up with an idea I support wholeheartedly. It was a timid...

There must be 5 ways to cut the U.S. budget deficit

December 23, 2016

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. Singer-songwriter Paul Simon 40 years ago had a hit record with “Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover.” In that spirit, I hereby submit five ideas to cut the federal deficit that I believe deeply...

Coach Darrin Smith’s decision didn’t resolve anything

December 11, 2016

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. I'm aware this won’t do any good, but I hereby resolutely urge Hopkins boys’ varsity basketball coach Darrin Smith to reconsider his resignation. His stepping down solves virtually no problems. The community is still...

Politicians continue their assault on public education

December 1, 2016

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. The latest round of the “Starve the Beast” political game being played by the Michigan Legislature features a new bill proposed in lame duck session that would force new public school teachers into a...

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Hopkins basketball parents’ grievances outlined

November 22, 2016

To the editor: I only recently became a part of the Hopkins Community, so I know very little about the dynamics of the Hopkins basketball program, but I can give you some perspective from someone who was a former three-sport high school athlete and the son of the community services...

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Army Bob insists it’s a newspaper; it’s just on-line

November 19, 2016

To the editor: In the Army Bob column, I constantly refer to the Townbroadcast as a “newspaper.” I am guilty of that and have no regrets saying it. Several good folks have reminded me how wrong I am, and they are technically correct. The owner and editor of Townbroadcast is...

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