Lately, when I tell people that I am a writer, the conversation inevitably turns to artificial intelligence. People want to know if AI will replace journalists and take over everything from writing newspapers to books. I don't think it will, and here's why. AI can be a useful tool. I use an ...
It has been painfully obvious, ever since the presidential election last November, that the Democratic Party's brand is in tatters. This week, a Quinnipiac University poll revealed that congressional Democrats have a minuscule 19% approval rating — an all-time low in the history of that ...
The peak of the summer road construction season is rapidly approaching. Across northern Michigan, there are numerous state highway projects in progress while others are just getting under way. The road projects construction often involves lane closures and sometimes the stoppage of traffic ...
I am old, 72 if we are counting. I don’t have a bucket list and if I did I am sure all the boxes have been checked. I thought I was done with all of life’s “firsts," with nothing ahead of me that I hadn’t already experienced. I was wrong. On this past New Year's Eve I answered the ...
Last month, the Trump administration Labor Department slapped a hold on Biden administration rules on H-2A visas, which allow U.S. farmers to hire foreign workers when they are unable to fill their jobs with Americans. The H-2A rules were already stringent regarding requirements about pay ...
There is plenty of news about higher education these days, and not much of it is good. By way of example, Siena Heights University, a small Catholic college in Adrian, Michigan, just announced that it will be closing at the end of the next academic year, after 105 years. Siena Heights — ...