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Let’s use pot tax money to help ‘fix the damn roads’
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. "See? It told you so." — Title of a book by Rush Limbaugh in…
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‘Story of Us’ tradition may be in serious trouble here
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. A little more than seven years ago, I decided to try a bold experiment…
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I’m not optimistic Whitmer can ‘fix the damn roads’
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. I am not optimistic that newly-elected Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will be able to honor…
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Memo to City Council: Be open, avoid backsliding
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. The dictionary on this computer defines backsliding as "relapse into bad ways or error."…
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Yes It is, It’s True: Let’s regard racism as a disease
Our most persistent disease, one that just won't go away, is not influenza, a cold, cancer, diabetes or so many other popular maladies. It is racism. It also is perhaps…
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Three ‘crises’ helped shape climate change denials
ACHTUNG: The following is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” — Sir Isaac Newton's…
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Will we give up our own history without a fight?
ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. “History? What do I care about history? I AM history.” — The joke about…
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City Council failed to solve a problem in subdivision
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. I have long maintained that the two most important functions of elected government are…
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Treasurer further explains ‘Reimagine Trash’ project
To the editor: I get the sense that whatever I say is going to be scrutinized just a tad too much, but here goes. It appears that there is built-in…
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Trash vs. recycling — Penny wise and pound foolish
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. "Penny wise and pound foolish" is an ancient saying from Merry Olde England that…