Nearly 1 in 5 children in Michigan are growing up in poverty. In some counties–like Alcona and Montmorency–the rate is closer to 1 in 4. These children are much more likely than their peers to experience stress and deprivation that has profound negative impacts on healthy development, ...
If you were a teen age resident of this state and paying close attention to what they are doing to you in the legislature, you'd be none too cheerful at this time of the year. Well everybody knows they aren't paying close attention because there is no instant gratification in watching the ...
I’ve just completed a bus trip to see a play via Good Times Tours and Travel. The play was good, lunch was good, but Mother Nature was mad at us. The snowstorm was so heavy that I could not see out of my big bus window. It took six hours to get from Bay City. Thank goodness for the ...
For anyone aiming to cut back drinking, January's arrival times perfectly. Some may have simply overdone it through the long holiday stretch, when alcohol seemed piped into any vaguely celebratory event. Some may worry that they're beginning to forget the last drink they accepted. Recovering ...
I don't make New Year's resolutions, but I do set goals. I take time to reflect on the previous year to look at what I'd like to build upon, what I'd like to scrap and what could use a tweaking in the new year. My husband does something similar. This year, instead of just setting individual ...
At Harvard University today, professors who teach Western history are history. James Hankins, a specialist in Renaissance thought, was one of the last holdouts. Now Hankins, who has just published a hefty book that teaches what Harvard doesn't -- "The Golden Thread: A History of the Western ...