May 2022

Primaries test violent dishonesty

On April 21st I went to the Top Notch Diner in Cortland OH. Senate candidate Josh Mandel appeared with retired General Michael Flynn, former National Security Advisor in the Trump administration. I listened to Flynn tell the crowd “The election was stolen,” and Mandel brag about being the only candidate in his race to call out the theft.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Medicaid Expansion is needed I have recently enjoyed participating with a grass roots group called Faith Voices for Medicaid Expansion. Many individuals and groups have taken action to achieve this goal.

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Sports briefs

Railer soccer team wins The Newton High School girls’ soccer team claimed a 4-1 win over Campus-Clearwater Thursday in AV-CTL I play at Fischer Field. The win was Newton’s second straight.

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LOREN WILSON MCMURRAY

MCMURRAY, LOREN WILSON. Died peacefully on April 27, 2022, at age 91 in Mesa, AZ. Survived by Helen, his wife of 68 years; children Emily (George) Simon, Lisa (Steven) Northey, and Jeffrey (Nancy); granddaughters Mallory and Lauren McMurray; and nephew Greg Warner. Predeceased by parents Glen Wilson and Zella Jane McMurray and sister Mary Lou Warner. Loren was a graduate of Newton (Kansas) High School and Kansas State University. He served in the U.S. Air Force (Korea) before beginning his career in real estate at Phillips Petroleum Company. He went on to work for Ford Land Development in Dearborn, Michigan, for nearly 30 years, retiring in 1995. An avid golfer, he worked after retirement as a starter at the Foothills Golf Club in Phoenix and at the Cattails Golf Club in South Lyon, Michigan. Interment at Glen Eden Memorial Park, Livonia, MI.

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