Growing up, Thanksgiving meant high school football games, a turkey dinner with all the trimmings, and time with family that lived close by. Aunt Eileen would come by early and help with the cooking. Mom taught me to bake when I was a child, so I helped by making the pies the day before the ...
What follows is a recent media headline and before you think too long and hard about it, what is your first reaction to: Every K-12 School Kid Gets Record State Support. You're maybe thinking, wow this is good news for our students or they really need help in these challenging times or ...
I'll start by making a few things clear: I love my father, I love cooking and I love Thanksgiving. And now that the throat-clearing is done, I can move on to the complaining. Because of all dishes in all the holidays on the calendar, there's nothing like the Thanksgiving turkey for ...
The Nov. 17 CBS Evening News "Eye on America" report focused on what is considered a rising trend of Christians now attending nondenominational churches. Quoting research from the General Social Survey, the report mentioned that in 1972, "fewer than 3% of Americans identified as ...
Reflecting on gratitude for this holiday, I want to highlight something that can be shared with the wider world. Last year at this time, I focused on reasons to be thankful despite Donald Trump's reelection: Trump ran on promises he cannot possibly fulfill. He swore to reduce prices and raise ...
Here at the Michigan League for Public Policy, we believe that strong investments in education will not only benefit our state’s kids but also make Michigan a better place to live, work and raise a family for everyone. That is why the Invest in MI Kids ballot initiative is so important. The ...