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Basura: Did Donald Trump not get the GOP memo?
Donald Trump hasn’t been in politics long, and he sure hasn’t been a Republican very long. His affiliation with the GOP is quite recent. Evidently there is some confusion with…
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Hilliards Park improvements OK’d by Hopkins Board
The Hopkins Township Board Monday night approved the expenditure of up to $6,000 for improvements at the Hilliards Park on 135th Avenue next to the General Store. The board had…
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Ranger Rick: Are the lyin’ Clintons the best we can do?
“Don’t let the handshake and the smile fool ya, take my advice, I’m only try’ to school ya” — The Unidisputed Truth, "Smiling Faces" 1971 Former President Bill Clinton recently…
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Proud Potawatomi Nation member Chuck Allman dies
Charles E. "Chuck" Allman age 85, of Gun Lake, died Monday, April 11. He was a proud member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. He is survived by his children Denise…
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Van Volkinburg, Ritz latest inductees for WHS Hall of Fame
Wayland Union High School students will be recognized for their academic achievement at the annual Scholastic Honors Night/Alumni Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, at…
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Monday Moanin’: You might be or have ‘wheat belly’ when…
by Jeff SalisburyAs some, (many? most?) who know me personally or who are followers of my Mister Journalism blog may know I’ve been on a grain-free/refined sugar-free lifestyle since last summer…
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Hopkins Twp. voters to face 2 ballot issues in primary
Hopkins Township voters in the Aug. 2 primary election will be faced with two financial ballot issues, for roads and for a new recycling agreement. The Township Board Monday night…
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Martin’s Jazmine Hildebrand academic, hoops all-stater
Martin senior Jazmine Hildebrand has added yet another honor to her already impressive resume — she has been named to the Michigan Class D all-academic basketball team. Hildebrand last month…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Genetski groomed as Watts’ successor?
I don’t know if you heard it here first, or if I’m “all over this story,” but I hear tell on good authority that Joyce Watts will retire as Allegan…
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Barry Hastings: Where I’m coming from about the Civil War
by Barry Hastings Knowing (because I do) people like reassurance (like reading, or hearing, you're irritating certain people), and realizing some will distrust, some believe it, every now and then…