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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…
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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…
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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…
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‘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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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Can state legislators somehow tweak 2 laws?
ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. When the Michigan State Legislature goes back into session soon, I urge lawmakers resolutely…
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The right’s ‘go-to’ issue now is becoming its albatross
“It’s a strange world that we live in, and surely we’re forgiven if we don’t know where to turn.” — Neil Innes “You know, we used to laugh at those…