Editorial – Page 56

Dorr Township voters threw the baby out with the bath water

May 8, 2015

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced story." It is an editorial by the editor: Who or what killed the Dorr road millage request? Pundits, broadcasters and other media types were chortling Tuesday night and Wednesday over perhaps the most lopsided defeat I’ve ever seen of a state-wide ballot...

Don’t let Proposal 1 poison worthy local millage requests

May 1, 2015

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story, It is an editorial by the editor. A special election Tuesday, May 5, was hailed at first as a chance for local governments to pass sorely needed millage requests. Now it looks like the state-wide proposal to raise the Michigan...

Army Bob, ex-Globe editor and I all support Dorr road millage

April 26, 2015

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. I endorse Dorr Township's three-mill request for roads in the May 5 special election without any hesitation or reservations. Robert M. Traxler, aka “Army Bob,” certainly has presented a solid number of good arguments....

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Consequences are dire if we don’t stop polluting environment

April 19, 2015

The recent piece about the decline of the bald eagle in the Allegan County News & Gazette spoke loudly to my concerns about our environment and our health when it comes to the choices we make or don’t make. Our mistakes and carelessness affect not only us now, but also...

It makes sense to rezone the business property to industrial

April 16, 2015

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. One of the most crucial aspects of zoning and master plans for townships, villages and cities is making sure a commercial, industrial, residential or agricultural use at a site makes sense. That’s exactly what...

We Americans continue to let voting, democracy slip away

April 7, 2015

“Well, Doctor, what have we got—a Republic or a Monarchy?” “A Republic, if you can keep it.” — Benjamin Franklin answering a question after the Constitutional Convention of 1787 "Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time."...

When will we stop beating up on the working poor among us?

April 2, 2015

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. “I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!” — Jesus, quoted in Matthew 25:40 “Whoever oppresses...

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What does Proposal 2015-1 have to do with last economic slide?

April 2, 2015

I typically distrust most political actions. I know that is going to unintentionally group some very good people acting to the best of their abilities on the behalf of you and me and every other citizen under their jurisdiction. Yet based on past experience, with Social Security Income as a...

For what it’s worth: Wildcats, Vikings showed us quality hoops

March 28, 2015

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. It’s the silver lining in the dark cloud. It’s the consolation for the inconsolable. Saturday’s finals results in the state high school basketball tournaments provided Wayland and Hopkins with some evidence they play pretty...

Dorr Twp. pay raise rejections penny wise and pound foolish

March 26, 2015

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. It appears that the Dorr Township Supervisor, Clerk and Treasurer will be rebuffed in their attempt to secure a 5.3% pay increase for the next fiscal year. This short-sidedness on the part of the...

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