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What’s behind the divide between Wayland, Dorr?
To the editor: Why do Dorr (and Leighton) people hate Wayland schools? I first came to this area in 1992 when I moved to Dorr. For several years I ran…
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Army Bob: We are being controlled by language
by Robert M. Traxler George Orwell warned in his book "1984" that language is used to control the people. “He who controls the language controls the masses: ” Saul Alinsky, Rules for Radicals,…
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Election postscript: About Trump, school bond loss
ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. Like most elections, Tuesday’s primary afforded us with some fascinating data and possibilities. Perhaps…
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Memorial service Sept. 24 for Catherine Smith-Yoder
Catherine Ann (Smith-Yoder) Noordyke died Monday, Aug. 1, at her home. She was 67. Born Dec. 10, 1954, to Paul Smith and Lois (Morgenstern) Boniface, Catherine attended and graduated from…
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Clippers’ marching band making fall preparations
The Martin High School marching band, just like all others in Michigan, this week has been practicing on the football field, getting ready for the fall season. The Clipper ensemble,…
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Aug. 4, 1997 The Globe published a front page photo of Dorr…
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Election worker insists the process isn’t fraudulent
EDITOR'S NOTE: Full disclosure, my wife sent this letter after spending 14 hours at the Leighton Township polling place Tuesday as an election worker. To the editor: Over the past…
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School bond defeated; Smit wins 43rd District Rep. seat
Rachelle Smit The Wayland School District’s $48.5 million bond proposal was defeated in Tuesday's primary election by a count of 2,703 to 2,478, or roughly 52 to 48 percent. The…
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Arlene Wykstra of Martin area dies in Kalamazoo
Arlene Wykstra died Monday, Aug. 1, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was 68. She was born Feb. 28, 1954, in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Earl and Pearl (Tammeling)…
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WHS exchange student from Ukraine in Germany
Olya Schenky with her diploma in 1996. Wayland High School graduate Olya Schenky, foreign exchange student from the Ukraine, has settled in Germany, where she finally received approval for residency…