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Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Statement from Mark Justin To the Editor: SITUATION SUMMARY I was terminated from my role as County Administrator for Gladwin County on 9/29/2023 in a public meeting in what I can only characterize as a targeted personal attack meant to do maximum harm to me, my reputation, and my ability to seek...

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‘Red flag’ law worries law enforcement

Liz Nass
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Law enforcement agencies across the state are wrestling with thorny challenges posed by a new law intended to take firearms away from individuals with a high risk of violence.

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The 45th and the American Worker

Rev. Karen Blatt Beaverton
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
To the Editor: Donald Trump is returning to Michigan today to speak to the auto workers of our state. He is going to pledge to have their backs. He is going to condemn “the woke agenda of electric automobiles” and claim that those cars will be a boon for China.
This photo recalls Gladwin’s homecoming 51 years ago – which makes it pre-history to the majority of locals today, but just a few blinks of the eyes of many of us who are a little more advanced in age. I, for example, remember the class of 1972 not as a student, but as a teacher. Gladwin Homecoming queen 1972, Miss Peggy Parker and her court consisting of Roxanne Quarna, freshman; Diane Chesney, sophomore; Terri Klamer, junior; and Mary Flynn, senior.

This photo recalls Gladwin’s homecoming 51 years ago – which makes it pre-history to the majority of locals today, but just a few blinks of the eyes of many of us who are a little more advanced in age. I, for example, remember the class of 1972 not as a student, but as a teacher. Gladwin Homecoming queen 1972, Miss Peggy Parker and her court consisting of Roxanne Quarna, freshman; Diane Chesney, sophomore; Terri Klamer, junior; and Mary Flynn, senior.

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A LOOK BACK IN TIME | GLADWIN HOMECOMING

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023
This photo recalls Gladwin’s homecoming 51 years ago – which makes it pre-history to the majority of locals today, but just a few blinks of the eyes of many of us who are a little more advanced in age. I, for example, remember the class of 1972 not as a student, but as a teacher.

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Concerned camper To the Editor: When I arrived in May the assistant park manager was still actively taking care of this park. I live in my camper in the summer, since my husband passed away, and my church family and friends from the last 25 years are living in Gladwin.
Eric Freedman is a journalism professor at Michigan State University and director of Capital News Service.

Eric Freedman is a journalism professor at Michigan State University and director of Capital News Service.

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Journalists face news industry turbulence

Eric Freedman
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
LANSING These are tough times for American journalists. Traditional newspaper, magazine and broadcast station staffs are shrinking. News outlets are cutting back on coverage, merging companies or – most drastically – folding.
Ross Elevator in Beaverton was constructed on 1902. This photo appears to have been taken shortly afterward. As the end of the logging era loomed, Ron Ross recognized that area farmers would need an outlet to get their products to the rest of the world. He made the investment at great personal risk, but it paid off. FROM THE COLLECTION OF VELMA ROSS DAMOTH

Ross Elevator in Beaverton was constructed on 1902. This photo appears to have been taken shortly afterward. As the end of the logging era loomed, Ron Ross recognized that area farmers would need an outlet to get their products to the rest of the world. He made the investment at great personal risk, but it paid off. FROM THE COLLECTION OF VELMA ROSS DAMOTH

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A LOOK BACK IN TIME | ROSS ELEVATOR

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
A LOOK BACK IN TIME | ROSS ELEVATOR

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Election laws To the Editor: Governor Whitmer in July signed off on several bills that will seriously change our election laws.
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MOMENTS IN TIME

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MOMENTS IN TIME

News Staff
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
■ On Sept. 18, 1769, John Harris, a spinet and harpsichord maker from Boston, completed the first spinet piano to be made in America. Upon its debut, the Boston Gazette averred that the instrument “in every respect does honour to that artist.” ■ On Sept.
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