Editorial

Wayland school officials, board twice violated Open Meetings Act

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. Wayland Union School officials and at least four members of the Board of Education apparently don’t take the Open Meetings Act very seriously. Even after I helped them ward off holding an illegal special meeting last June, they held

Columns

Ranger Rick: Liberal thought seems to be bereft of common sense

If you’ve never read any of Thomas Sowell’s columns or books, you owe it to yourself to learn the ideas of one of the most exceptional minds of our time. Though he is an economist, he is a common sense and serious observer of people and organizations, governments and both liberal (left) and conservative (right)

Articles

Courtney Baareman selected as new Wayland Fine Arts Center director

Courtney Baareman, formerly with Kenowa Hills Public Schools, has been selected new director for the Wayland Union Fine Arts Center. Baareman, who has ten and a half years of experience at the Kenowa Hills Performing Arts Center as a technician and assistant director, will transition into this position here in mid-February. She is experienced in