Posted inColumns
One Small Voice: Pay attention to the cries of children
by Lynn Mandaville I'd like you to close your eyes and travel back in time to about 1960. Imagine, if you will, a 10-year-old girl. She is a Brownie Scout.…
Posted inColumns
Guest Column: Local media part of GR power structure
by Jeff Smith Grand Rapids Institute for Information Democracy Today, we investigate the role and function of the media, within Grand Rapids and how it serves power. One significant misunderstanding…
Posted inColumns
The Subterranean: Mr. Rogers doc is must see movie
Review of Won’t You Be My Neighbor? ***** out of five stars Coming to the Celebration! Cinema Grand Rapids on June 28 Currently showing at the Harkins Chandler Fashion 20…
Posted inColumns
Army Bob: Was FBI used to spy on Trump campaign?
by Robert M. Traxler Quite frankly, I am concerned about the charge that the government (the FBI) spied on the Trump campaign staff. If the FBI had carded, registered informants…
Posted inColumns
One Small Voice: Set aside your Bible, Jeff Sessions
If we have learned only one thing this week from the chaos in Washington over immigration, it should be this: Don't ever use the Bible (or any other scripture for…
Posted inColumns
Yes It Is, It’s True: Facebook should be a tool, not a toy
Facebook, like a cell phone, is a tool, not a toy. Unfortunately, these words probably will fall silent on an island in a sea of pleasure seeking and "Bread and…
Posted inColumns
One Small Voice: I nominate Fred Rogers for sainthood
by Lynn Mandaville I'm not one to get excited about the canonization of saints. But my religious background is not in Catholicism, so I don't really have an appreciation for…
Posted inColumns
Basura: Best to avoid catastrophic results of antivax
“Ain’t that a shame? My tears fell like rain.” — Fats Domino And they still do. Years ago I knew a guy who hadn’t been vaccinated. His parents were not part…
Posted inColumns
Ranger Rick: The trail to nowhere has economic perils
I notice all the talk lately about a walking, running and biking trail going from Kalamazoo to Grand Rapids. Most of the people encouraging its creation cite more exercise, fresh…
Posted inColumns
The Subterranean: When ‘Taxi Driver’ goes to church
Review of First Reformed **** out of five stars (Currently showing at the Celebration! Cinema Grand Rapids Woodland) Paul Schrader, the writer/director from Grand Rapids, has been making movies since…