Editorial

City Council should invoke ‘Rios Rule’ to allow pot sale

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. I resolutely urge the Wayland City Council to invoke the "Rios Rule" to eventually…

Editor January 10, 2019

Editorial

Misunderstanding what news is has consequences

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. "Behind a bush, on the side of the road, there was *no* severed arm.…

Editor January 6, 2019

Editorial

State legislators thumb noses to voters of Michigan

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. I was naive enough a few years ago to believe our Michigan Legislature could…

Editor December 31, 2018

Editorial

Call Rep. Johnson, defend Prop 2 against lame ducks

To the editor: Please take time today to call State Rep. Steven Johnson (517-373-0840). I know from my conversation with him last Friday that he can be swayed on this…

Editor December 18, 2018

Editorial

Martin community, schools enjoy a sort of renaissance

The Martin community and school system are undergoing a renaissance of sorts. Only a few years ago they were just about left for dead, but they have rebounded nicely, at…

Editor December 17, 2018

Editorial

Campaign against bullying like fighting war on drugs

ACHTUNG: This is not a fair and balanced story. It is an editorial by the editor. “And you can kick the sand right back in their faces, ha!” — Vivian…

Editor December 15, 2018

Editorial

If you can no longer legislate pot, then regulate it

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. “I don’t want marijuana in my community, I don’t wanna sell it, I don’t…

Editor December 10, 2018

Editorial

Anybody interested in helping Calif. fire victims?

To the editor: A few of my family members and friends have been displaced by the fires in California, and it is bringing back memories of waking up to the…

Editor December 10, 2018

Editorial

Lame-duck legislators ignore wishes of the voters

ACHTUNG: The following is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. “No man, woman or child is safe as long as the State Legislature…

Editor December 1, 2018

Editorial

Martin, Hopkins concluded near-great grid seasons

"There are some events that separate the great from the near great.'"— James Wasserman, "The Legendary Luke Warfel." The recently concluded high school football season was the most successful in…

Editor November 25, 2018