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Opinion

Rural communities deserve better

Editorials and columns

Growing up in rural Michigan, I learned early on how important community is. We cheered on the football team and showed up to school events. We checked in on our neighbors when we didn’t hear from them. We dropped off meals to older folks. We looked out for each other. That community support ...

How to discuss difficult topics without conflict

Editorials and columns

In my youth and adult years, I recall a number of controversial topics which generated a variety of views. For example, when John F. Kennedy was running for President, that the Pope will run the United States, the Vietnam war, women’s rights, the entry into Iraq, Bosnia, Afghanistan and ...

Lazy days of summer

Editorials and columns

Who thinks about organizing and decluttering in the middle of summer when the weather is beautiful and there are so many activities happening? With family and friends coming and going all summer, it is the last thing we want to think about doing. One group that does think about it are those ...