My younger sister Becky and I were looking for adventure, so we decided to run away from home. We just wanted to be on our own. There comes a time in a child’s life when running away simply seems necessary—with or without a reason. Perhaps we were inspired by Jean Craighead George’s ...
"Stay on message." That's the first and last lesson you are taught in debate training school. It means regardless of what those sneaky reporters ask you, you should try to weasel into your answer the most important thing you want the audience to get. And repeat the same message, maybe ...
With less than two weeks until the midterm elections, things look bad for President Donald Trump's Republican Party. Generic polls show significant movement away from Republicans and toward Democrats since Trump defeated former Vice President Kamala Harris by 50% to 48% two years ...
Affordability is one of the most pressing concerns facing Michiganders today. The rising costs of essentials, coupled with stagnating wages, have created an economy that is out of reach, unfair and unsecure. Inflation-adjusted median wages in Michigan have only grown 3.9% since 1978, compared ...
When I grow up to be a man The Beach Boys produced a song in 1965 whose lyrics resonate in the heart of every male that has ever been born, (to some degree). The wonder of the song has been asked at different times in our growth. There were times in a person’s life, and in history, when the questions were asked easily and, at times, harder. Remember when there was the expectation that fathers should talk to their sons about ‘the birds and the bees’? Today, it seems harder to ask the questions unless it is after a very painful, sinful, confusing, and shameful incident, and ...
Dear Jim: I can't afford replacement windows, but it feels cold sitting near a window at night and my utility bills are high. Would installing insulating shades help? - Carol M. Dear Carol: It is not only your comfort being sacrificed when you are feeling chilly. Your windows are also losing energy which drives up your utility bills. The same thing happens in reverse during summer when heat, not just the direct sun's rays shining indoors, transfers in through the glass and forces your air conditioner to run more. What you feel during winter is not just cold air near windows at night. ...
