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Opinion

One man’s Biblical event

Editorials and columns

The following is my dramatization of the experience of one man involved in a famous Biblical event. As a scribe I am meticulous. I trained for 15 years before I was declared an expert in the copying and interpretation of our scriptures. Notice how I dress. Clearly everything is in order, just ...

On this Memorial Day

Editorials and columns

On May 25th, I will see if I can still squeeze into my Navy uniform and join Memorial Day tributes with Michigan’s 462,000 veterans. Growing up in Alpena, my mind immediately reflects on Alpena’s Little Flanders Field. Across northeast Michigan’s four-county region, fellow veterans, ...

We Could Call It… DEMOCRACY!

Editorials and columns

A Republican, a Democrat and an Independent walk into a bar. The bartender asks what they want. The Republican and Democrat order some black label over-priced whiskey. The Independent just orders a glass of water. The discussion turns to politics, quiet at first, but grows into the Democrat ...

Could Trump care less about you and me?

Editorials and columns

Camelot, it's not. King Arthur, not even close. Donald Trump is a pretender president who doesn't even pretend to do right by the people. In all candor, this city, graced by garden squares, memorials and museums, feels like a crime scene, with his fingerprints everywhere on it. Places we held ...

One handed cupboards

Editorials and columns

How long does it take you to set your table for meals? Do you reach into your cupboards and pull out what you need without moving a lot of other dishes? I’d like to explain an easy “one handed” method to make this job as simple as possible. Do you have two or three different types of ...