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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1972
Page
7
The Clare Sentinel lists Alfred R Bransdorfer as editor and publisher Paul G Schroeder as general manager Kari Hulsey as managing editor with a weekly Wednesday edition. Subscription rates show Clare County and military service five fifty and statewide seven fifty with out-of-state four ninety.
William Allen White, 1922, argues that freedom of utterance sustains wise laws and justice, even in stress. Suppression breeds violence. peace without justice is tyranny. He urges fearless expression by voice, card, letter, or press to keep society alive and orderly.
A narrator recounts surveying 22 married men in a bar about wives who rescue stray dogs. Most say their marriages began as strays and many still wear collars or hide leashes. The piece centers on wives who claim keen canine detection from afar.
A couple discusses a wife who claims to read others’ lives by their looks and walks. She predicts a man’s deserted status and a mother’s discipline, while the narrator recalls past behavior and imagines reuniting a passing family. Onward and inward.
The piece argues there is no ideal method for reapportionment across federal, state, and county levels. It notes Michigan will keep 19 House seats but lines must shift to reflect changing urban and suburban populations.
The Michigan system for redrawing district lines faces stalemate as partisan interests and personal ambitions hinder compromise. A four member State Apportionment Commission and county boards with partisan ties struggle to agree, leaving legislative maps unsettled at three levels. Yet government continues, revealing no clearly good method.
Legislature backs action under the Highway Beautification Act as Michigan faces losing federal highway funds. Twelve states risk 138 million total if they fail to curb billboards with Illinois at 32.4 million, Texas 23.9 million, and Michigan third. An unrelated note mentions renter landlord disputes over damage deposits.
A bill proposed by Rep. Earl Nelson would limit deposits to one month’s rent, require separate custody with interest paid to tenants, and mandate full return or court action to withhold part of the deposit. If landlords fail to act within 30 days, tenants may claim double the deposit. The measure follows a year long study by a special committee led by Nelson.
A reader argues zoning is dictated by state and federal governments not Clare County citizens. He accuses officials of taking ideas from higher authorities and urges action from Lansing and Washington. A second letter condemns Mardi Gras DeSnow flags left as litter and urges cleanup.
Editor Joe Dumont argues for active public participation in land resource management. He explains the roles of soil conservation districts, the function of zoning, and how elected or appointed officials balance laws with citizen input to protect Clare County resources for future farming and community needs.
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