I am starting this column going in a different direction. I hope I have had some readers who are recent or present high school athletes and that they have enjoyed seeing some of the things that officials experience. There is an extreme shortage of officials. You might have noticed that ...

A beautiful Monday morning, temperature rising and not a cloud in the sky. Where would you picture Swami sitting? On a boat on Long Lake or sticking his feet in the water? No on both accounts. Instead, he came up with the hairbrain idea to plant his field at the hunting camp. You ...

It’s my favorite time of year, again! Autumn brings with it a cozy vibe, beckoning you to throw on a sweater and jeans and pick up a latte from your coffee shop of choice. Lately, I’ve been obsessed with the apple crisp oatmilk macchiato from Starbucks, but I spread the love around to the ...

Trust is tough. Vulnerability is scary. And life teaches us that time is fleeting, often beyond our control. We cling to what we know, to what once was, but joy and peace don’t solely reside in the past or in the “what could have been.” They also exist in the present moment if we embrace ...

Labor Day has come and gone and the Posen Potato Festival (thought by many as the unofficial cap of summer celebrations) is in the books. Soon, the leaves will turn and the temperature will chill, our snowbirds will head south (and southwest) and then, before you know it, we’ll have to ...

Michigan’s long-delayed distribution of federal funds for promoting internet access is likely to be delayed again. Congress, in its 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act economic stimulus legislation, authorized more than $42 billion in federal funding for increasing internet access, ...