We all have been told ever since Osama Bin Laden was killed that Al-Qaeda was destroyed, on the run or in retreat and generally we have not much to worry about. If only it were true The name Al-Qaeda translates to the list or the roster; think of them as investment bankers who also operate […]
by Amy Kerr Hardin One week after Gov. Rick Snyder told Sen. Tom Casperson (R-38, Escanaba) his attack plan on the science behind biodiversity was headed for the veto pile, the lumber baron – birther-wolf crying – lawmaker is at it again. This time he’s resurrected another piece of bad legislation from 2013. Nearly two
by Barry Hastings ‘War on Terror’ prosecution incompetent The oft repeated question of journalists and citizens today is, “What’s our strategy for preventing attacks of the type we’re seeing across the globe today, here?” If anyone remotely connected to the matter answers truthfully, he deserves to be shot. Much of the problem we can’t seem
As the observance of Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday approaches, I submit that the way we view Dr. King has some interesting similarities with how we regard Jesus Christ. The most important one is that many of us profess to be followers and admirers of both historical giants, yet too often we disrespect what they
Blasphemy: blas•phe•my [noun] Profane talk of something supposed to be sacred; impious irreverence. (Oxford English Dictionary) Illegal in Michigan? You bet! Well, bloody hell — who knew? Take the Lord’s name in vain in Michigan, among other states, and you’re not only busted by the Third Commandment, but you’re on the wrong side of the
French Philosopher and writer Voltaire is credited with saying, “I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it.” The murders at the offices of Charlie Hebdo in France were designed to violate that rule. Charlie Hebdo is a publication that has spent more
