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Dorr Twp. Board now meets last Thursday every month
The Dorr Township Board Thursday evening agreed to change the meeting dates for the third time since last August. The board will be meeting the rest of the year on…
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Army Bob: Are you a racist, intolerant, prejudiced bigot?
by Robert M. Traxler Let’s discuss the concept of tolerance, the concept of prejudice, the concept of racism. Tolerance simply put is understanding others, prejudice is judging others by the…
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Tuinstra’s amendment to rob Peter to pay Paul rejected
Before the Dorr Township Board adopted the 2016-17 fiscal year budget, it voted down, 5-2, a John Tuinstra proposed amendment to rob Peter to pay Paul. Tuinstra, who has a…
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Democracy Tree: Motorists beware of highway bandits with badges
by Amy Kerr Hardin Highway piracy, American style Planning on a safe domestic vacation over spring break? Be warned then of a growing epidemic of highway piracy across the country.…
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Gun Lake Tribe gives Wayland Middle School culture lesson
The Gun Lake Tribe of Potawatomis recently visited Wayland Union Middle School to share their Native American culture and history with students. , Tribal Council Chairman DK Sprague , Frank…
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Service Saturday for Juanita ‘Sis’ Shook, 95, of Martin
Juanita “Sis” Shook of Martin, died Wednesday, March 23, at the Dussia House in Otsego. She was 95. Described as fiercely independent and not afraid to speak her mind, "Sis"…
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Wayland Middle School puts together 1st Career Day
Wayland Middle School held a Career Day for seventh and eighth grade students Wednesday, with more than 40 volunteers from the community speaking to students about their professions. They talked…
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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 208
25 Years Ago — March 27, 1991 Rita Martin and her husband, Bill, both Wayland High School graduates, plan to re-start “The Note” teen dance and hangout business at Gun…
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Basura: Supreme Court appointment is simply politics
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." — MARK TWAIN Justice Antonin Scalia, a self-described constitutional strict constructionist, died suddenly in February. The…
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Hopkins Middle School TechVikes survive Super Regional
The Hopkins Middle School TechVikes robotics team finished as division finalists at the Super Regional competition in Iowa last week. There were only two middle school teams that qualified to…