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On turning 80

In my oughts I learned about dependency and nurturing. In my teens I learned about the wider world and searched for a place in it. In my twenties I learned about love and responsibility. In my thirties I learned about growth and limitations. In my forties I learned about loss and new love. In my fifties I learned about change and new opportunities. In my sixties I learned about new relationships and goals. In my seventies I learned about aging and appreciation. In my eighties I hope to continue learning humility because there is so much I don’t know or understand. I do know ...

Why Pride exists

Pride exists because for generations, LGBTQIA+ people have been shamed, silenced, criminalized, and killed for simply existing. It began as a protest — most famously at Stonewall in 1969 — against police brutality and systems that punished people for who they loved or how they expressed themselves. It has never been just a party. It has always been about survival, visibility, and the demand for equal rights. Today, the same forces that made Pride necessary still exist — only now, they hold school board seats, preach from pulpits, and shout into microphones about “protecting ...

Rely on credible sources

In my column of June 7, 2025, entitled “You Can’t Tell A Book By Its Cover,” I wrote of the difficulty of determining credibility in a bombardment of misinformation. I also wrote about studies revealing our propensity to accept dogma at face value — easy answers to complex problems — even though we sacrifice our independence and subject ourselves to conformity in doing so. I wrote about our need to protect our independence by obtaining information whose validity we can trust, a determination we cannot always make for ourselves. We need to rely on sources whose integrity has ...

PEACE RALLY

I am hosting a PEACE RALLY on June 14, Flag Day from noon to 3 p.m. for anyone who believes we need peace in our country, our counties and our cities. We want to see respect for the American Flag, Veterans, Police, and respect for our country. Many Americans are upset by the hatred and disrespect displayed for America, the American Flag, the symbol of our great nation. I am saddened by the violence, the protests, the antisemitic violence displayed on college campuses. I am even more saddened that God has been removed from our schools, our cities, and even the Pledge of Allegiance. Our ...

Free tutoring program

As APS has no remedial classes for grades 3to 8 for math, reading and writing, I decided to start the first annual “Tutor Co-op.” This program is free for all students and the teachers/parents volunteer their time to assist the children. It will be a six-week program with tutors teaching two days a week and for a couple of hours a day. A total of 24-hour instruction. There will be a meeting of parents and volunteer instructors on June 14. This is where we match up children with instructors. The parents and instructors will set their own schedules for what works best. We have three ...

What Flag Day means to me

Flag Day is a reminder that my grandfather served in World War I and worked his whole life at the Calcite Mine in Rogers City as a shovel operator. My father who worked his whole life working at AP Super Service in Rogers City and father-in-law served in World War II, My Uncle Jim lost his life in World War II, and my husband served in the Vietnam War as well as many of my cousins. Their service made The United States a Great Country and it just sickened me to see the face of a draft dodger on the American Flag and one who called them suckers and losers. This man is demanding a Big ...