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Concerned reader

News Staff
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
To the Editor: Gladwin County American Legion Post 171, which is currently established at the North Park building, on the corner of First Street and Anchor Street. The post has leased this building from the Gladwin City Council, for the past three years.

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Millages

News Staff
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
To the Editor: Did you know, that a millage vote can be passed without the approval of the taxpayers? Not only is it possible, but it may have already happened. Let me explain. In my senior year of high school, I registered to vote in order to get extra credit in government class.

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EDITOR’S INBOX

News Staff
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

News Staff
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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EDITOR’S INBOX

News Staff
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.
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