This one wasn't even close. Of the 227 people who took this week's Heller Poll on which Great Lake is the greatest of them all, 59 percent said Lake Michigan. In second place was Lake Superior with 30 percent, while Lake Huron finished a dismal third with 15 percent. (I realize … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2016
Come Heller high water … the August 10th edition
Come Heller high water … Yes, of course, I’m sick to death of writing about Trump. You’re probably sick to death of reading about him. But the man doesn’t allow you to look away, even for a second. That's the thing about train wrecks, I guess. We all need November to get … [Read more...]
The Heller Poll: Which is the greatest Great Lake of them all?
It's the eternal summer debate in Michigan: Which is the best lake to vacation on, dream by, sail upon, swim within, build sand castles next to. I grew up on Lake Michigan, so for me it's no contest. But what say you? (You watch - this'll come down to a contest between the … [Read more...]
Want to increase voter turnout? Do this …
Nineteen percent of Michigan’s registered voters turned out to the polls last Tuesday. Nineteen. For you fellow math-phobes, that’s roughly one in five. (Ratio courtesy of my teen-age son.) Think about that. If you called a meeting in your office and only one of the five … [Read more...]
This week’s Auchtoon: Explaining the Trump phenomenon
There are few universally shared experiences these days. The ability to indulge our varied interests makes points of intersection increasingly rare. One of the few exceptions is layoffs. Whether you have direct experience with the swinging axe or just near misses, we are all … [Read more...]
