At the end of a TV report last week listing the raft of would-be candidates for governor from both parties, the story ended with a rather tongue-in-cheek close: “If your name is not on the list, call me … collect.” About a week later, the phone rang. The caller did not want on the list ...
Hunting season may only last a little over two weeks but many people count down the days all year until they can break out their hunter orange clothes. While we are just a week into the 2024 Michigan firearm deer hunting season, unfortuantely it hasn’t been all bucks and beers for multiple ...
In 2016 when she was candidate Gretchen Whitmer, the governor of Michigan issued “Get it Done: A Michigan Sunshine Plan.” The first item under the headline “Making State Government More Transparent & Responsive to Taxpayers” was this bullet point: * “Expanding Freedom of ...
The Leapfrog Group, a hospital watchdog, has given MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena an A for safety in its fall 2024 grading. MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena also received an A in Leapfrog’s last scoring in fall 2023, vastly improved from the hospital’s C ranking in the previous three ...
“Be grateful for what you already have while you pursue your goals. If you aren’t grateful for what you already have, what makes you think you would be happy with more?” — Roy T. Bennett, “The Light in the Heart” I don’t know as I write this precisely which columns will appear ...
I was happy to see democracy at work in the 106th state House of Representatives District race between Trina Borenstein and Cam Cavitt. Both showed up at the League of Women Voters Candidate Forum and spoke on what was important to them and what they would do if elected. Both were asked about ...