Local Elections

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,…

Editor August 4, 2022

Obituaries

Local Right to Life warrior Rusty Dutkiewicz, 92, dies

Mary Louise (Rusty) Dutkiewicz of Dorr, the matriarch of the family that owned and operated Dick's Market for 65 years, died Tuesday, Nov. 2. She was 92. Despite her obligations…

Editor November 2, 2021

Editorial

Norm Taylor’s candidacy for council? ‘I hope he fails’

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. When Barack Obama was elected president of the United States in November 2008, “right-thinking…

Editor September 4, 2020

Editorial

Let’s make all of our local elections non-partisan

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. Because the two-party political system in the United States has deteriorated so badly over…

Editor June 7, 2020

Editorial

Let’s insist local voters use absentee ballots in primary

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. I resolutely urge area township and city clerks, and for that matter, the Allegan…

Editor March 21, 2020

Articles

Village, city councils, a school board also to have votes

Despite all the hoopla over state and national races and proposals, there will be other local elections in northeast Allegan County Tuesday, Nov. 6. Those other elections include Wayland City…

Editor October 20, 2018

Columns

Yes It Is, It’s True: Town-gown voting issues troubling

The Republican Party is mired in a series of controversies involving accusations of voter suppression. The Republican Secretary of State who is running for governor of Georgia is taking a…

Editor October 15, 2018

Columns

Army Bob: Media hates Trump because he didn’t pay to play

by Robert M. Traxler Our friends in the Democrat Party are parroting the line that the swamp President Donald Trump needs to drain is found at the corner of Wall…

Editor July 28, 2017

Editorial

Recommendations: If I could vote in Nov. 8 election

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. Dorr Township Trustee John Tuinstra recently circulated a flyer recommending trustee candidates for the…

Editor November 1, 2016

Columns

Democracy Tree: Here’s how to follow the Michigan GOP money

by Amy Kerr Hardin There’s a new easy-to-use tool now available to follow the money in Michigan politics: “Right now, it can be difficult for a member of the public…

Editor July 22, 2016