Editorial

Councilwoman Bivins should file for a recount

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. Tracy Bivins Jerry Jansen III Longtime Wayland City Councilwoman Tracy Bivins has some important…

Editor November 10, 2023

Editorial

State Rep. Smit’s honors ceremony manufactured

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. State Rep. Rachelle Smit State Rep. Rachelle Smit (R-Shelbyville) raised a few eyebrows Friday…

Editor October 27, 2023

Editorial

Rep. Smit trying to be nice about our disagreements

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. State Rep. Rachelle Smit Townbroadcast was not kind to State Rep. Rachelle Smit of…

Editor October 18, 2023

Editorial

Guest editorial: School bus driver shortage explained?

EDITOR’S NOTE: I noticed this today on Facebook, and I choose to share it with readers, particularly those who work for schools. So many these days bemoan the shortage of…

Editor October 15, 2023

Editorial

GOP legislators’ election lawsuit just a power grab

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. The Republican Party has been earning a reputation lately for bypassing the will of…

Editor September 30, 2023

Editorial

‘Liberal media’ has become my favorite oxymoron

My friend and colleague Robert M. Traxler, author for more than a decade of the Townbroadcast “Army Bob” column, this week has inspired me to once again reveal my favorite…

Editor September 20, 2023

Editorial

I don’t think private would be better than WAEMS

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. I am opposed in no uncertain terms to privatizing essential services to the public.…

Editor September 16, 2023

Editorial

Customers are absorbing costs more than businesses

“The love of money is the root of all evil.” — The Apostle Paul “When companies don’t pay workers a living wage, taxpayers pick up the tab.” — Former Labor…

Editor September 10, 2023

Editorial

We must respect each other in battles on the gridiron

We have sons in football at Hopkins and we played the third game Thursday night against Belding. It was a tough match between the JV teams and they both played…

Editor September 8, 2023

Editorial

Let’s show 4-H kids that we care at Allegan County fair

To the editor: Go to your local fair, walk past the rides and the games and find those livestock kids. Have a conversation with them, ask them about their animals.…

Editor August 29, 2023