Where's this "up north" we all escape to in Michigan? A slim majority (28 percent) of the nearly 500 people who took this week's Heller Poll said it begins in Cadillac in Wexford County. Sixty two percent of those polled, however, chose, well, just about everywhere else in … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2016
Come Heller high water … the June 8th edition
Come Heller high water … It was a historic day for America yesterday. Hillary Clinton became the first woman to become the presidential nominee for a major party. And Donald Trump didn’t insult anyone for 24 whole hours. Amazing. By the way, some of you may have noticed … [Read more...]
The Heller Poll: Where does ‘Up North’ begin?
It's nearly summer, and everyone is itching to go "up north" in Michigan, which I've always found a bit odd considering we spend eight months pining for the cold weather to end then when it does we can't wait to get up north where ... it's still cold. My preferences aside, … [Read more...]
There’s no one to blame in gorilla incident
Like so many, I have read the stories and watched the videos of the 4-year old boy who fell into the gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo. I watched and wondered if the gorilla, named Harambe, was trying to protect the boy or hurt him as he was dragged through the … [Read more...]
Bathroom politics is about equality, not politicians’ comfort level
I would respect politicians a lot more if they just said what they mean and owned it. A good example is the transgender bathroom debate. State Sen. Tom Casperson, R-Escanaba, introduced a bill this week that would require students to use the bathroom corresponding to their … [Read more...]
