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One Small Voice: Romney is ‘the cheese stands alone’
by Lynn Mandaville “Today Mitt Romney is the cheese,” I said. “What?” my husband Dave asked me over the sound of the talking heads on the television. “Mitt Romney is…
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Barry Hastings: State of the Union told by pathological liar
by Barry Hastings The state of our union ... troubling (not to say shaky). Our President is a pathological liar. The Senate, sitting on some 400 bills sent them by the Houses of Representatives has bent…
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Celebration of Life will be Saturday for Jerry Daniel
Jerry Wayne Daniel of Wayland, died at his home Tuesday, Feb, 4, after a brief and difficult struggle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He was born July 9, 1938, in Hughey, Tenn.,…
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Funeral is Monday for Bill Schaendorf, 79, of Dorr
William John Schaendorf, age 79, of Dorr, died Wednesday, Feb. 5. Bill had two passions in life. The first, building quality homes in West Michigan with more than 1,400 built…
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Ranger Rick: In praise of radio icon Rush Limbaugh
While at work in 1988, a friend said he just heard a person on the radio with a real conservative viewpoint. I laughed because was a recent convert to conservatism…
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Mark Wakeman: Memory of Kingston Trio is special
In November of 1958, when I was 11 years old, something happened that I was unaware of at the time, but would later prove to be a major factor in…
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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 — Feb. 8, 1995 Anita Kerber wrote a letter to the editor insisting…
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Lady Wildcats score huge win over Unity Christian
In what was one of the biggest matches of the season, the Wayland girls’ varsity bowling team our Lady Wildcats showed everyone in the house at the Rock ‘N Bowl…
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Vikings capture 5th win in a row, 55-38 over Plainwell
The Hopkins boys' varsity basketball team defeated Plainwell Tuesday night 55-38 in a non-league contest to improve to 9-4 on the season overall. Senior Tyler Zomerlei led the Vikings with…
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Lady Clippers, 6th in state poll, handily beat Delton
Martin, the sixth-ranked Class D girls' basketball in the state this week, came away with a convincing win Tuesday night against Delton Kellogg, 58-33, to improve its overall season record…