Columns

by Robert M. Traxler The attacks in Paris Nov. 13 were very predictable; indeed, this column has predicted them for in excess of a year. Most of the Islamic terrorists,…

by Amy Kerr Hardin “You gotta give back something. I don’t want to see people suffering.” — Traverse City Mayor Jim Carruthers on what drives him as a public servant. Asking…

by Barry Hastings The once popular (now not so much) poet Robert Service wrote (in a short verse preceding his collected works), "I have no doubts at all the Devil…

EDITOR’S NOTE: The author of “Basura” is an ancient friend who harkens back to the Grand Valley State University days. He is the latest columnist to join our family of…

by Robert M. Traxler According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), we as a nation need a special Domestic Terrorism Council to protect us from libertarians, constitutionalists and conservatives. The…

I read something pretty revealing last week. There was a discussion about “Gun Free Zone” signs at schools, colleges and churches. Everyone knows this is a liberal chant and reverberation…

By Jeff Salisbury The Michigan Legislature is still debating Detroit schools’ future as the state-run deficit grows under three governors’ control. The Detroit Public Schools is in even bigger financial…

I've already posted two "Yes It Is, It's True columns on the subject of flat-out lies told and distributed widely on Facebook. I like to note them, store them and…

by Barry Hastings People in our neck of the woods, along the banks of the old Thorney-apple River in central Barry County, lost a fine friend and a good man…

by Amy Kerr Hardin Typically legislative resolutions earn little more than a passing chuckle — they’re either complete partisan hogwash or inane attempts by lawmakers to pad their legislative record…