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Yes It’s True: I miss good old days in political arena
Former State Rep. John Stewart (left) and former Lt. Gov. Brian Calley I miss the old days in politics when I could actually be friends with political enemies. In days…
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Forums, listening sessions just don’t cut it any more
ACHTUNG: The following is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. “…Go to the people. Ask the hands that serve the machines of America.…
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County
25 Years Ago — Jan. 20, 1993 “Arnold” and “Pork Chop,” two Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs owned by Windsor Woods two mobile home park families, the Tim VanPolens and the Jeffrey…
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Three public forums slated on Wayland school bond vote
Three public forums on the Nov. 7 Wayland Union schools’ scaled-back $19.25 million bond proposal will be held next month at three different locations. The first is planned for 6…
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Wayland school bond election less than 2 months away
A special election on two bond proposals for the Wayland Union school district is less than two months away, and three special public meetings on the issue were held over…
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Wayland school board has about a month to decide on bond
Members of the Wayland Board of Education have the arduous task in the next month of deciding what to do about a proposed bond issue next May. After more than…
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Citizens’ group pleads final case for Dorr roads millage
The third and final program in a series of public forums explaining the Dorr Township roads millage request took place Thursday night with sparse attendance. Four members of the volunteer…
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Sizable crowd encouraging at forum about school needs
ACHTUNG: The following is a not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. A funny thing happened at the school forum Wednesday evening. A good…
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About 120 citizens attend assessing school needs forum
The first of three public forums this summer on assessing the physical needs of the Wayland school district drew about 120 people Wednesday night. A good crowd listened briefly to…
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Dorr Twp. road millage request to be back on ballot Aug. 2
The special Dorr Township Roads Committee is laying out a plan to inform voters about the need to pass a three-mill request for repairs, improvements and paving of local roads…