Rogers City’s mascot has been killed. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources last week euthanized a young bull elk that has hung around Rogers City each of the last two autumns. Rogers City residents took a liking to the animal, photographing him and posting his photos to social media ...

“Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent.” — Arthur Conan Doyle, “A Case of Identity — a Sherlock Holmes Short Story” Two assassination attempts. White powder sent to state election officials around the country. Election workers and ...

Now is the time to take advantage of fall and all the festivities it brings. Fall seemingly passes by so quickly every year, and maybe that’s just because it’s my favorite season. But, still, the leaves seem to drop quickly, and the temperatures even quicker. This week, I had to ...

A government only works for its people when its people know what their government is up to. But the Michigan Court of Appeals early this year ruled essentially that only public bodies, not the employees of public bodies, are subject to Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act. The Michigan ...

Here is a wild story about a football game we were supposed to officiate but couldn’t. It was 1997. Our area got hit with a Thursday/Friday rainstorm that dropped 11 inches of rain in 24 hours. We were supposed to go west of Saginaw to Ithaca for the Friday night game. Because of the ...

Only a couple weeks out from an election, not in my lifetime have I seen our country more divided. As Americans, I believe getting past this hateful period is fundamental for the sake of our country. Our great nation was founded on putting the power to govern ourselves in the hands of the ...