How many assumptions do you make in a typical day? Go ahead — take a guess. Ten? Twenty? A hundred? I suspect we make so many that they melt away, becoming nearly impossible to identify. We’re told something and accept it. We see something and interpret it. A text goes unanswered for a ...
Ten years ago, the Mackinac Center examined Michigan’s sprawling and disorganized legal code to determine the exact number of crimes in the state’s law books. We found that Michigan had 3,102 crimes — 1,209 felonies and 1,893 misdemeanors. Over a five-year period, from 2008 to 2013, the ...
In support of National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, police agencies throughout Michigan are teaming up with the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning for a high-visibility enforcement effort during April. Throughout the month, police officers across the state will remind drivers ...
Back in the day, before the social media leviathan invaded the political arena, here’s the way some candidates for governor made their announcement. The “fly-around.” What the hey? The candidate would usually begin the announcement day in front of the TV cameras in Detroit or ...
The Department of Government Efficiency has made serious funding cuts to programs and services affecting the state. DOGE terminated and rescinded all funding to Michigan Humanities, one of the 56 state and jurisdictional humanities councils funded in part by the National Endowment for the ...
Sunset times are growing, trees are budding, and it finally feels like Spring! Now it’s time to start thinking about the Alpena County Fair. But wait, that’s in August, right? With chicks hatching, piglets and calves weaning, and lambs bouncing, it’s time for the 4-H youth of Alpena ...