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Yes It Is, It’s True: Plagiarism is as American as apple pie

July 22, 2016

Plagiarism: “The practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own.” There has been considerable discussion this week about plagiarism in the wake of the speech Monday evening by Donald Trump’s wife at the Republican National Convention. Melania Trump, with little doubt and more...

Yes It Is, It’s True: Wicked media gives people what they want

July 12, 2016

“When airplanes take off and land safely, it’s not news… It’s when they crash.” — David T. Young The media in these modern times has been taking a lot of heat for its role in the awful violent developments we’ve been seeing and hearing about. Some of the criticism is...

The Muck Starts Here: Barry sheriff ducks debate

July 10, 2016

by Barry Hastings Claiming a woman from, "the Jordan camp," had threatened his family," at a meet-the-candidate affair a week or so ago, controversial Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf now says such a debate is, "Off the table - completely off the table." Many people over here are laughing up...

‘Bowling Alone’ reason for no-shows at casino spending forum

April 2, 2016

There was more than a little bit of consternation last Monday night about the absence of anyone from the public at a special school board hearing on spending priorities for funding from the Gun Lake Casino. Some on social media have declared school officials guilty of deliberately avoiding public input...

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 207

March 16, 2016

25 Years Ago — March 20, 1991 A Gun Lake area Neighborhood Watch program has been launched by Steve Ellis and others in the wake of recent arsons of homes in the area near Elmwood Beach. Trooper Terry Whitley of the Wayland post of the Michigan State Police has indicated...

Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 197

December 30, 2015

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 contents from “We Live Here” last week, so there is no information from the week of Dec. 24 to Dec....

Ranger Rick: Liberal media is guilty of ‘Dixie Chicks’ syndrome

December 8, 2015

I continue to get hammered by those on the liberal side of the aisle when I bring up the subject of a bought and paid for media – the "Liberal Media" – especially by the author of this rag (his description, not mine). If a story doesn’t appear in the...

Democracy Tree: Obama spanks Gov. Snyder on refugee issue

November 19, 2015

by Amy Kerr Hardin “That’s shameful. That’s not American. That’s not who we are.” President Obama speaking at the G20 Summit today on the issue of refusing Syrian refugees. Several weeks ago, Democracy Tree wrote about Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, Sen. Gary Peters, and Gov. Rick Snyder putting out the welcome mat encouraging...

Yes It Is, It’s True: We act like we’re the United States of Hubris

January 29, 2015

"When some loud braggart tries to put me down, he says his school is great... “I tell him right away, now whatsa matter buddy, ain’t you heard of my school, it’s number one the state?” — The Beach Boys, “Be True to Your School,” 1963 We Americans too often are...

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