Posted inObituaries
Funeral will be Friday afternoon for Beverly Northrop
Beverly Northrop, of Shelbyville, died Sunday, Oct. 30. She was 80 years old. She was born June 14, 1936. She was a member of Yankee Springs Bible Church. She is…
Posted inEditorial
Recommendations: If I could vote in Nov. 8 election
ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. Dorr Township Trustee John Tuinstra recently circulated a flyer recommending trustee candidates for the…
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Ranger Rick: Voting for Clinton only continues the rotting
I have to admit, Hillary Clinton has an enormous amount of “political experience.” Just none of it good or even up to what any responsible person would consider competent in…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Lessons from a Daisy Duck fable?
One of the most memorable fables from my childhood, besides Aesop’s tales, came from a Daisy Duck comic book. Yes, from Daisy Duck. There was a period in the mid-1950s…
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Basura: Halloween memories keep flooding back
As college students, my then girlfriend and her roomies hosted what they called a Hairy Buffalo party. Everyone was to dress in costume, and bring some sort of alcoholic beverage.…
Posted inCommunity Notices
Thornapple Valley Strings to play at next folk session
The Thornapple Valley Strings, four talented musicians who have played together for about four years, will be special guests for the next Rabbit River folk gathering at 6 p.m. Saturday at Vibrant…
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Army Bob: Where there’s smoke there’s fire for Hillary
Well here we go again, a re-examination, a reopening of one just one of the Clinton scandals/criminal investigations. Our good friends on the left, not the far left, are not…
Posted inSports
Ex-Wildcat Allison Getty leads Northwood volleyball
Allison Getty, a 2013 graduate of Wayland High School, is leading Northwood University's volleyball team in kills and total points this season. Getty, who was a Division 2 all-state selection…
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Monday Moanin’: Lawsuit seeks justice for Flint children
A class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday seeks justice for the children of Flint, who are suffering the effects of months of drinking lead-contaminated tap water while also not receiving adequate special…
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Ex-Wildcat teammates reunite on the gridiron as foes
Former Wayland High School football teammates Mike Miklusicak and Quentin Sweeney met as rivals on the gridiron Saturday with the former getting the best of a 31-6 victory by Hope…