No easy answer to how bad it must get
West Michigan readers reflect on Clinton impeachment and public trust. The Lewinsky affair colored views on honesty and leadership, with focus on the finger wag and alleged lies. The Starr report linked White Water and other White House actions, while the Mueller inquiry faced long scrutiny of scope and process.
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West Michigan
Bill Clinton
Monica Lewinsky
Hillary Clinton
Clinton
Lewinsky
Congress
Paula Jones
Supreme Court
Kenneth Starr
Starr
Whitewater
Clintons
Janet Reno
White House
FBI
Jones
Linda Tripp
Mueller
Donald Trump
Muller
Community columnist critiques Mueller report and national divide
Marcia Meoli, a Holland attorney, argues the Mueller Report shows Russia interference and Trump campaign ties but insufficient proof of conspiracy, while urging civility and integrity to unify the community. She questions tribalism and calls for a return to shared democratic values. Contact Meoli at Meolimarcia gmail.com.
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Trump
Mueller
William Barr
Barr
Russia
Marcia Meoli
Holland
Meolimarcia
Rhetoric on Faith and Secular Life Calls for Respect
The piece argues for respectful dialogue across worldviews, critiquing distortions of atheism and religion in public life. It notes the Holland Openly Secular Alliance forum at Herrick Library and urges informed, charitable discussion, urging against conflating ideas and against zero sum politics. Chris Lubbers, of Fillmore Township, weighs in with reflections on liberty, religion, and rights.
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Howard Lubbers
Sentinel
Patricia Reilly
Holland Openly Secular Alliance
Herrick
Lubbers
Reilly
Hosa Church
ACLU
HCSA
Civic Center
Wishnu
America
U.S
KKK
Supreme Court
Roe v. Wade
Letters urging parade reflections and school recycling
A Lakeshore Elementary fifth grader Dawson DeJonge shares parade joy and faith in marching. Lydia VanderWege calls for recycling in schools, noting paper waste and landfill impact, with facts from the American Forest and Paper Association and Paper Gator.
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Dawson DeJonge
Lakeshore Elementary
American Forest and Paper Association
Lydia VanderWege
Lakeshore
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Chris Lubbers
Fillmore Township
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