The world is heavy right now, so I think it’s high time I enter my lighthearted era regarding my column. Each week, I put pressure on myself to put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) so I can drop the latest version of my writings. Sorry not sorry if you think my writing style is ...

One morning in October 2021, an SUV struck a child crossing 3rd Avenue on Hobbs Drive on her way to Thunder Bay Junior High School. The vehicle went over the child but its tires did not strike her. Thankfully, the then-11-year-old suffered only minor injuries. But things could have been ...

Envision this: It’s Tuesday morning 7:30 a.m. I put my children on the bus and wave goodbye to them and turn to walk back down the driveway, toward the barns. The air is crisp. The sun is just beginning to peak out of the east, over the edges of the field. I walk into the barn to the sounds ...

“Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notion, follow humbly wherever and to whatever abysses nature leads, or you shall learn nothing. I have only begun to learn content and peace of mind since I have resolved at all risks to do this.” — Thomas ...

The year is off to a chaotic start, and I can’t stop thinking about the domino effect and chain reactions. The domino effect is a chain reaction that occurs when one event sets off a series of related events. The term is an analogy to a falling row of dominoes. I’m realizing domino ...

Watching the Detroit Lions has been an absolute pleasure this season, and one of the many reasons they have been so fun to watch is because of their creativity with plays that utilize deception. As a longtime baseball coach, I can completely identify with what the Lions have done to other ...