Editorial – Page 50

Musical chairs just another way to skirt around term limits

April 15, 2016

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. I hear tell in the last two weeks that no fewer than three state legislators plan to get back into the government game in a different capacity this year. I reported earlier this month...

Let’s get rid of privatization of public services, not Snyder

April 8, 2016

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. Gov. Rick Snyder has been getting hammered a lot since the new year over the Flint water crisis, and much of the grief he has absorbed is deserved. But I part company with those...

‘Bowling Alone’ reason for no-shows at casino spending forum

April 2, 2016

There was more than a little bit of consternation last Monday night about the absence of anyone from the public at a special school board hearing on spending priorities for funding from the Gun Lake Casino. Some on social media have declared school officials guilty of deliberately avoiding public input...

Positives of paved recreation trail outweigh negatives

March 25, 2016

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. I have weighed in before on applying for a grant from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to help fund a non-motorized recreation trail along the the historic Interurban. My opinion has not changed....

The real criminal in Flint water crisis is privatization

March 17, 2016

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. More than a few people today have said how much they have enjoyed watching Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder squirm during the congressional hearings on the Flint water crisis. Though I share their emotions, I...

City of Wayland’s planning political intrigue persists

March 12, 2016

I apologize to readers most sincerely and plead guilty to falling asleep at the switch. I fancy myself as a truth-seeking fiercely independent community journalist with a knack for connecting dots, but I failed to catch the discharge of longtime City of Wayland Planner Mark Sisson almost a couple of...

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United we stand: This country was founded on compromise

March 2, 2016

A very interesting phenomenon is the large number of labels we place on people: conservative, liberal, racist, mean-spirited, sexist, pinhead, stupid, homophobic, communist, NAZI, pig, fascist, to name but a few. Anyone who dares disagree with any group of folks on anything is called a name. President Barack Obama called...

Clarification needed on Dorr meetings and Dan Weber

March 1, 2016

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. It is entirely possible that Monday night’s article, “Dan Weber’s work schedule wrecks havoc on Dorr meeting dates,” was misleading. Though that was not the intention, it may have led readers to believe incorrectly...

Almost by default: I pick Gernant over Whiteford for State Rep.

February 28, 2016

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. The Tuesday, March 8, presidential primary and special election to fill the 80th District State Rep. seat are approaching fast. Consider this an editorial on the latter race. Republican Mary Whiteford is a genuinely...

We really do have to do something about mass shootings

February 22, 2016

“Ain’t no pink fag legislator gonna say I can’t have guns.” — The Fugs, 1968, “It Crawled into My Hand, Honest.” I have mixed emotions about the latest of an alarming string of mass shootings by a lone wolf or by duos of maladjusted killers. I really am sick and...

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