The Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, has fired Secretary of the Navy John Phelan. This comes after Hegseth fired Army Chief of Staff General Randy George. Hegseth keeps firing senior leaders, often arguing the fired were "woke," but the common thread seems to be that they had good ...

Prices rise. People blame capitalism. Politicians promise "solutions." President Donald Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates. My socialist mayor wants to freeze rents. Elizabeth Warren wants politicians to decide what prices are "excessive." So I was surprised to see ...

Immanuel Lutheran Church Pastor Jim Erickson always had a way of connecting with people and bringing them together. He has celebrated the births and baptisms of countless babies, watched couples exchange wedding vows, and mourned with people who lost a loved one. Erickson is retiring from ...

Pastor Jim Erickson will be retiring on May 31 of this year. He has served as a pastor at Immanuel Lutheran Church for 43 years. As a member of Immanuel, his retirement causes me to think about the many things he has done that have benefitted both our church and our community. In our church, ...

A few years ago, my wife and I had the opportunity to spend some time at Keeneland Race Track in Lexington, Kentucky. We had an absolute blast exploring the horse culture that surrounded that area. We took tours of several ranches in the area to learn about how the horses were raised and ...

Up the street in Motown Sunday night the bumbling Detroit Pistons bungled away their first NBA playoff game while down the street Michigan Republicans claim the state Democratic Party was busy doing the same thing at its nominating convention as it took 6 hours for 7,000 plus delegates to pick ...