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I have to admit, Hillary Clinton has an enormous amount of “political experience.” Just none of it good or even up to what any responsible person would consider competent in…

One of the most memorable fables from my childhood, besides Aesop’s tales, came from a Daisy Duck comic book. Yes, from Daisy Duck. There was a period in the mid-1950s…

As college students, my then girlfriend and her roomies hosted what they called a Hairy Buffalo party. Everyone was to dress in costume, and bring some sort of alcoholic beverage.…

A class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday seeks justice for the children of Flint, who are suffering the effects of months of drinking lead-contaminated tap water while also not receiving adequate special…

Candidate forums are the most well meaning, but least informative public exercises I can think of. It is rare indeed when I have come away from these meet and greet,…

“That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet.” — Emily Dickinson  (Note: the events described happened seven years ago. Carl is no longer with us, but he’s…

“The Arctic Ocean is warming up, icebergs are becoming scarcer and in some places the seals are finding the water too hot, according to a report to the Commerce Department…

Nearly a decade after the recession, school funding in many states hasn’t recovered  (From Michigan Radio’s ‘State of Opportunity’) Nearly 10 years after the recession, school funding is still way…