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Yes It Is, It’s True: Let’s not let politicians pick their districts

Today our story is about redistricting. It is not that long ago and not that far away. The year was 2002 and elections were planned for August and November for…
Posted by Editor April 22, 2016
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Steven Johnson is 4th candidate to succeed Rep. Yonker

There are now at least four candidates who intend to run for 72nd District State Representative in Lansing. Steven Johnson, a resident of Wayland Township and a South Christian High…
Posted by Editor March 22, 2016
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Two 72nd District state rep. candidates visit Wayland Council

It was the Night of the Politicians at the Wayland City Council meeting Monday evening. Five people seeking office later this year paid visits to the council, two of them…
Posted by Editor February 1, 2016
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Democracy Tree: Lisa Lyons worst GOP lawmaker in Michigan

She’s at it again — the Michigan lawmaker who likened public school teachers to “pigs” while she served as chair of the House Education Committee in 2013, recently topped that…
Posted by Editor January 28, 2016
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Leighton Township should deny rezoning request for air strip

  ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. I urge the Leighton Township Board and Planning Commission to deny a rezoning…
Posted by Editor January 16, 2016
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Democracy Tree: Emergency manager law a monstrous hoax

by Amy Kerr Hardin The very first sentence of Public Act 436, Michigan’s Emergency Manager Law — not the second or third, or some obscure subsection buried within — the…
Posted by Editor January 12, 2016
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Martin pot battle a harbinger of things to come

It should have been a surprise to no one Monday evening that the Martin Township Board would adopt an ordinance specifically to forbid dispensation of marijuana. This is the same…
Posted by Editor January 6, 2016
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Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 197

25 Years Ago — Dec. 31, 1990 The Penasee Globe published one holiday edition to cover the two weeks in between Christmas and New Year’s. “Bygone Days” last week published…
Posted by Editor December 30, 2015
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Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 196

25 Years Ago — Dec. 24 and 31, 1990 The Globe published its annual joint edition over the holiday weeks, this year focusing on the “We Live Here” theme of…
Posted by Editor December 23, 2015
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So let’s all ask for absentee ballots next August and November

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. Anybody with an IQ above mineral life understands if you want people to do…
Posted by Editor December 17, 2015

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