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Editorials and columns

Let’s talk about names

What’s in a name? Well, quite a lot actually. Let’s talk about baby names for a minute. Are you curious what the most popular names given to babies are thus far this year? The most popular girl names to date from first to third are Olivia, Emma and Amelia. The three most popular boy ...

Success is more than a word at ACC

Now that our second annual “once in a lifetime” ice storm has finally let go of its grip, I’d like to shine a spotlight on three recent accomplishments at ACC that merit wider recognition. The write-up below on Esports is courtesy of ACC Athletic Director Allen Telgenhof. Esports ...

Political battles aplenty

Not everybody in the state was watching them battle it out on the hardwood floor last Saturday. Not by a long shot. Far away from the NCAA arena were two other political battles. About 3000 "No King" anti-Donald Trump rallies unfolded around the nation including in Michigan where about ...

Dealing with naivety

No one likes to admit they were naive; it’s an embarrassing form of Should Have Known. Should Have Knowns are a form of Lack of Awareness for which justifications are few. ”I didn’t think,“ “I thought I knew,” “Why didn’t somebody tell me!” etc., etc., are all excuses that ...

When the going gets tough, congress goes home!

Over a million federal employees are going without paychecks because the House and the Senate can’t agree on how to keep our government open. Calling this a national crisis would be an understatement. So what is Congress doing about it while a million federal employees are struggling to ...