With Memorial Day in the rear view mirror, summer has finally arrived in the Upper Peninsula. And although the area has received sufficient rain this spring and summer to keep wildfires at bay, history tells us that conditions can — and do — change very quickly. Experts at the Michigan ...
It’s 7 p.m. on a Wednesday, and the sky is starting to darken as I pull into this year’s garlic patch. It’s supposed to rain tonight, maybe tomorrow. I park alongside the road and notice in the distance, my brother working the field next to my comparatively small plot. I don’t have ...
Ah. Life was so much simpler back in the day when the Michigan economy revolved around growing trees, then chopping them down, and then growing them again. In the logging business, there was never a debate about how the trees were polluting the air. They actually made it healthier. Then, ...
Growing up is so strange sometimes. Maybe I shouldn’t say “growing up” but rather becoming a young adult. Last weekend, I drove downstate for a family gathering, and it was so nice to see people that I don’t see all that often anymore. These are family members we used to see at ...
In 2016, when Trump and Clinton were running for the presidency, Trump accused Clinton of having a fraudulent charity. NPR decided to cover the story by also investigating Trump’s charity at the same time. The result was Clinton’s charity was rated in the 90th percentile for delivering ...
Memorial Day is an American holiday celebrated on the last Monday in May. This year, Memorial Day falls on Monday, May 26. While the day unofficially marks the beginning of summer, we must not forget the true meaning of Memorial Day: remembering those we’ve lost. According to the ...