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Yes It Is, It’s True: Strange links for 2 DAR award winners

Charles Dudley Warner, editor of the Hartford (Conn.) Courant, wrote in 1850 that "politics makes strange bedfellows." An unusual twist for that statement would be the bizarre connection between two…

Editor June 3, 2018

Columns

One Small Voice: White privilege and the accident of birth

by Lynn Mandaville This is one piece of my family's folklore as I heard it, and remember it, and relish it. My Grandpa Fred Richards and his brother Clarence were…

Editor June 3, 2018

Columns

The Subterranean: ‘Last Flag Flying’ rich in war credibility

Review of 'Last Flag Flying' **** out of five stars Currently on video and streaming on Amazon Prime by Walter G. Tarrow How did you celebrate this past Memorial Day?…

Editor June 3, 2018

Sports

Hopkins girls score 2, Wayland boys 1 at state meet

It wasn't a particularly good day for Wayland and Hopkins at the Division 2 state meet Saturday at Zeeland. The Wildcat boys scored just one point with an eighth-place finish…

Editor June 3, 2018

Sports

Lady Wildcats make it 10 in a row for district titles

The Wayland varsity softball team claimed its 10th consecutive district championship Saturday afternoon with a 3-1 victory in the final round against Grand Rapids South Christian. The Lady Wildcats had…

Editor June 3, 2018

Editorial

Legislators’ change of mind a cynical ploy to keep jobs

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. "Go ahead, explain. But remember if you lie... the bogeyman will get you, and…

Editor June 2, 2018

Community Notices

Wayland schools’ summer lunch series begins June 11

The Wayland Union Schools’ annual Summer Fun-Tastic free lunch series for children 18 years old and younger will kick off Monday, June 11, and run through Aug. 17. The school…

Editor June 2, 2018

Articles

Dorr Township to help fund study for trails project

The Dorr Township Board Thursday evening voted to spend $1,000 for "research and investigation" of the feasibility for a paved trail to traverse through the township. John Morrison, executive…

Editor June 1, 2018

Columns

Army Bob: Who was on the Fascists’ side in WWII?

We were all taught that in World War II it was the Germans, Japanese and Italians against the rest of the world — not so. “The principal Axis countries forming…

Editor June 1, 2018

Obituaries

Service for Carolyn Derby, 73, is being held today

Carolyn Derby, age 73, died Tuesday, May 29. Carolyn will be lovingly remembered by her children; her grandchildren; her great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. The funeral will be held at 1…

Editor June 1, 2018