Since the Fourth of July celebration of the nation's 250 years was a bust, let's look at the next anniversary, noting when a Puritan governor declared that we would be as "a city upon a hill" in 1630. Almost 400 years later, in our summer of desperation, that's a quaint ...
Back in the day the only time there was any bad blood between Michigan and Canada was when either the Montreal Canadians or the Toronto Maple Leafs cleaned the clock of our sometimes hapless Detroit Red Wings. Oh my how times have changed. Cough. Cough. Some Michigan officials totally ...
In what feels like a long time ago in a galaxy far away, I was in my first musical. It was seventh grade, and we presented “Oliver!” on stage at school. It was a magical experience that I remember to this day! Some students made the scenery and props, and some helped with costumes, hair, ...
Rates of anxiety have risen sharply around the world in recent decades. Nearly half of U.S. adults are reporting symptoms. Also, diagnosed anxiety among adolescents jumped 61% in the last ten years. My contention: To maintain a joyful heart in this broken world, we need a very important ...
There are some tools in a classroom that feel small-but the carry extraordinary impact. A pencil is one of them. It is the first instrument of self-expression. The bridge between imagination and paper. The quiet companion to every math problem solved, every spelling word written out, and every ...
Valentine's Day will not be your usual chocolate and/roses sweetie day. Nope. The NFL will be hosting Super Bowl LXI that day at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Personally, I think that Michiganders will be glued to the TV that day because this IS finally the year that the Detroit Lions will be playing in the NFL's most coveted event. Looking at the talent level, the schedule, and the head coach, the Detroit Lions have the makings of a championship football team this year. So, the prediction here is heading into their bye week, the Lions should be 4-1 and after the ...
