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Newspaper
Holland Sentinel
Location
Holland, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 2018
Page
6
A senior author recalls a 1948 Christmas in Ridgefield Park New Jersey. A twelve year old asks for a dressing table with mirror and a football, parents laugh, coke heated home glows as the tree lights ignite. Gifts under the tree include the coveted dressing table with a threefold mirror.
Janet Baird Weisiger recalls Christmas memories from childhood and decades of solo concerts with her daughters. She reflects on love, faith, and the divine presence at Christmas while noting her Zeeland residence and her blog.
The Holland Sentinel invites readers to vote on two questions. One asks whether the Michigan Legislature should pass wide sweeping bills in lame duck sessions, showing the percentage of total votes. The other asks if readers prefer a real or artificial Christmas tree for the holiday season with voting directions at Facebook and Twitter.
Petoskey News-Review laments the lame duck session led by Republicans Lee Chatfield Tristan Cole and Wayne Schmidt. It accuses them of rushing bills to strip executive power rewrite voter measures and attack Michigan’s environment before a new party takes power next year. It condemns partisan motives and calls for accountability.
A guest editorial criticizes lame duck sessions as an embarrassment and urges reforms. It argues bills on water pollution remain contested, questions why lawmakers rush measures, and proposes three options: swearing in after results, prohibiting routine meetings post election, or caretaking sessions with no new bills. The piece appears in the Petoskey News-Review on December 14.
Kayla Schumaker of Zeeland submits a pro life perspective criticizing The Associated Press portrayal in The Holland Sentinel. She argues funding PP supports abortions indirectly, stresses opposition to abortion, and urges defunding to prevent killing of innocent human beings.
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