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[edit] Phil Tanis
Regarding whether Phil Tanis can be called America's youngest mayor -- this is a problematic claim as phrased for several reasons. 1) Marc Molinaro was elected mayor of the village of Tivoli, new York at the age of 18. [1] 2) There have been other 23 year-olds elected mayor of cities (in Michigan, let alone all of America): Michael Guido of Dearborn, Michigan [2] in 1977. older≠wiser 19:19, Oct 27, 2004 (UTC)
As I recall, he was described as the youngest mayor at that time. Tverbeek 19:40, 27 Oct 2004 (UTC)
CORRECTION : Michael Guido was elected to the Dearborn City Council in 1977 at age 23. He was not elected mayor of Dearborn, MI until 1985, at the age of 31
This article contradicts itself. Who is the current mayor? Is it Phil Tanis or Albert H. McGeehan? Both are claimed to be the current mayor of Holland.
- Phil Tanis hasnt been mayor for a while, Al McGeehan has been mayor for at least 3 terms, if not more. BeckyAnne(talk) 02:08, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] demographics
- In demographics it has this..." 78.18% White, 2.53% African American, 0.58% Native American, 3.56% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 12.41% from other races, and 2.72% from two or more races. 22.21% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race." That adds up to more than 100%. I'm confused... 78% white + 22% hispanics = 100%. what about other races?
- Are you hispanic and are you white, black, yellow or polka dot are separate census questions. YOu cannot add the two together. Hispanics may be white, black, Native, etc. for the other question as they choose to declare themselves. Rmhermen 02:26, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] request tulip time photo
05:12, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
- I think I might go out and get some photos of the tulips. —BazookaJoe 03:14, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Comet Biela
I was thinking that the Comet Biela theory probably shouldn't be featured on this page. It is a pretty far-fetched theory, and one that has no evidence to support it. Triphook 04:17, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Dutch
Do people still talk Dutch in Holland?
- There are some people who do, but it's mostly grandparent- or great-grandparent-age people, and there are those heritage buffs that do all things Dutch for the sake of Tulip Time. Holland, MI is very American: mostly English, with a growing population of Spanish-speaking Hispanics. —BazookaJoe 12:47, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
Mmm, okay, thanks. I really didn't expect that so few people would talk Dutch. Dutch people love to maintain their traditions and language and that's why I expected that there are still a lot of people who talks Dutch as second language.
- I really can't say how common Dutch language is, but there was some area politician who introduced a bill to the state legislature by speaking in Dutch. I think, ironically, the bill was about making English the official language in Michigan. I don't recall the politician's name though. older ≠ wiser 13:29, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
I, as a person from the Netherlands, don't really see what you are saying. So, about who are you talking?
- It is a Holland/Western Michigan area politician, I do not recall his name. sorry. older ≠ wiser 13:50, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
- I grew up in Holland and the only people I know who speak Dutch (at least more than a few words) are people who lived in the Netherlands.
sufjan stevens wrote a song about holland mi, on the michigan album. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.193.13.20 (talk) 02:19, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] External Links
I just removed a lot of external links to commercial websites. Many of them were for radio stations. I do believe the links were placed there with good intentions. Nevertheless, before placing another external link please read Wikipedia's policy on external links. --Pchov (talk) 21:02, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
