Stories of courage exhibited by local residents helping others in danger are gratifyingly common. Normally, however, they involve only a handful of good Samaritans. More — many more — got into the act a few days ago at a beach in Florida. A couple of boys became trapped in a rip tide ...
In the past few weeks, everyone has started to enjoy a northern Michigan pasttime, camping. I was approached by a reader and asked if it is legal to ride in a camper that is being towed by a vehicle. The individual was specifically asking about the legality of children riding in a ...
Let us hope Omar Khadr never gets to enjoy a dime of the $8 million the Canadian government has awarded him, or gets to send any of it to his terrorist chums in Afghanistan. Khadr, a native of Canada, was 15 when he was captured by U.S. troops battling Islamic terrorists in Afghanistan. ...
By the score they were dying from horrendous injuries. No medical care was afforded them, nor was health care coverage available in any form, from any source. It was happening when drivers took their eyes off the road, when they moved along being pulled this way or that, or when they ...
If there ever was a time when North Korea’s bullying militarism could be curbed without great loss of life, it probably passed decades ago. That should not blind world leaders to the reality that the regime’s lethality grows by the week — and cannot be ignored forever. A new North ...
Someone suggested it's like the FBI director refusing to take a stance against crime as the state fire marshal, whose job it is to protect human life, has boldly declared he does not have a position on junking the state's explosive fireworks law. Ten weeks ago, after quietly accepting the ...
A recent vote by Alpena County commissioners regarding an opt-out fee for county recycling highlights the fact that county officials have a long way to go to educate the public on the subject. The fact that commissioners themselves split their vote 5-3 on the issue adds credence to the ...
We the undersigned, as representatives of arts and cultural organizations in Northeast Michigan, are concerned with proposals to eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Services from the federal budget. ...
One of the things that makes Obamacare work is that the rich pay a small tax. This creates a fund to insure people that have struggled to afford care. As a deliberate feature of Obamacare, this means long-term savings for the system, because preventative care is much cheaper than a trip to the ...
The food department at the New York Times recently taste-tested 10 hot dog brands to determine the best. Koegel franks and Viennas from Flint were not on the list. Now that's what I call fake news. I'm sorry to use a Trump term like that, especially a bogus one, but my buns are ...
I started out at the Plaza Pool about nine years ago. As a veteran it cost me $150 then. It went up to $300, now up to $450, with a decrease in members every time the price increased. There used to be 25-30 people in Senior exercise class, now about 12. Maybe it is time for new management for ...
I disagree with your call for a repeal of Obamacare. Adjustments and fixes to the original bill are certainly in order, but to repeal it without a reasonable and acceptable alternative is akin to throwing out the baby with the bath water. We need to keep what works and fix what ...
The delicate dance that is pain management requires a harmonious balance between physical, emotional and spiritual relief. It’s an orchestration that Hospice of Michigan has mastered in providing comfort care to patients at the end of life. Combining medical interventions with ...
It is hard to believe that it has been roughly three weeks since the first day of summer made its appearance on the calendar. It seems as though the two most popular ways to spend it were either racing outside to catch some sun rays before a random downpour made an appearance, or bask in front ...
In the summer, hoop dreams often are realized at a place like Lakeside Park in Rogers City. And while those basketball dreams often might be accompanied by some bravado, some music and some bragging rights, foul language need not, and should not, be a part of the setting. We strongly ...
On a completely spontaneous whim recently, a friend and I decided to ride bikes around Hubbard Lake. We didn’t check the weather or do much to prepare. We grabbed a few water bottles, which we had to secure to our bikes using hair elastics since they were small for the bottle holders, packed ...
A measure of the dishonesty with which the so-called Affordable Care Act was adopted during former President Barack Obama’s administration can be seen in legislation Congress is considering now to replace the ACA — Obamacare, as it has come to be known. Throughout the country, insurance ...
We decided to plant a vegetable garden this year at our house. We’ve attempted this task many times before without much success. Great enthusiasm goes into starting the seeds in windowsill planters while snow is still melting outside. The enthusiasm remains strong as the plants emerge from ...
“We must all hang together, or assuredly, we shall all hang separately,” Benjamin Franklin commented after the nation’s founders declared independence from Great Britain. As so often seems to be the case, the advice is as good now as it was more than two centuries ago. For all the ...
The know-it-all pundits are quick to suggest that "it's the economy stupid" that plays a major role in statewide elections. After all most voters want jobs. But they need something else more essential because without water they can't survive to find a job. As the 2018 race for governor ...