I’m having a hard time believing that the former president of the United States might go to prison because he kept classified documents at his home in Mar-A-Lago.Isn’t that what all presidents do. I dare you name me one that hasn’t take what he considers his own- whether they be classified or not, home to Read More…
by Ben MurphySports Writer Paw Paw baseball sees season ended in district semis The Paw Paw baseball team saw their season come to an end on Saturday. The Red Wolves were playing Three Rivers in a Division 2 district semi-final contest at Vicksburg, and lost that game 6-2.“We had bae runners all over, but just Read More…
Merton Alvin Norman, creator and operator of Norman Camera for 44 years, went to be with his Heavenly Father, May 21, 2023. Born in Plainwell, MI, Aug. 4, 1937, to Leonard and Dora Norman, Mert was the third of five children, and had resided in West Michigan all his life.As a boy, Mert excelled as Read More…
Agnus Grace Conklin, one year old of Paw Paw, died following a car accident on June 2, 2023. She was born May 20, 2022, the daughter of Kenneth and Sasha (Ramsey) Conklin. Born with bright blue eyes and a radiating smile, she was adored by her family. Agnus loved being outside with the sunshine on Read More…
Ann Ellen Fenton, 82, of Paw Paw, passed away Thursday, May 25, 2023, at Rose Arbor Residence, Kalamazoo. She was born March 28, 1941, in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Loyal Fenton and Estina (Sherrod) Fenton.Ann had a lifelong love for horses. She worked for Duo-Tang, Paw Paw, for 40 years until the business closed. She Read More…
The Paw Paw Knights of Columbus hosted the Area 17 Special Olympic team last Wednesday, May 31, at their hall. The team was treated to a lunch and afterward, given an escort by members of the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office, Michigan State Police, Paw Paw Police and Fire departments, and Van Buren Emergency Medical Read More…
Decades ago, when Montreal hosted a world’s fair, a friend of my parents had only three days to see everything. For a normal person, that would not be sufficient time, but he was not someone considered normal. People said he was dumber than dirt, an odd ball, a bubble off center, and just plain strange. To make Read More…
I wrote an opinion a couple weeks ago about AI, and how it is fast invading many aspects of our society. One offshoot of AI is ChatGPT, a very popular application that students and professionals use to create reports, essays and the like. I was curious about its capabilities, so I asked ChatGPT to write Read More…
Someone asked if it bothered me that sometimes people don’t like what I have written for the newspaper. My answer is always the same: Not at all. I know I have never sat down at the keyboard with the intention of irritating or angering anyone. I avoid being a propagandist and write what I believe is true. Read More…
I couldn’t help but read with a smile when Allegan columnist E.C. Stoppel posed a question to random people (in this week’s Allegan County News) as to whether they liked pickleball or not. Some younger people answered that it was an “old man’s sport” while several older respondents had not tried the game. I smiled Read More…