Come Heller high water … If I had been on O.J. Simpson's parole board, his parole hearing would have gone like this: “Are you willing to admit you killed them?” “No.” “Next!” Ten seconds. Boom. Done. Instead, this killer will once again roam the land. And golf courses. … [Read more...]
Sen. Kid Rock sounds terrible, which is why it’s likely to happen
Rap rocker Kid Rock hinted this week he might run for Congress from Michigan. I doubt it’ll happen. A newspaper buddy of mine thinks it’s just a publicity stunt to sell his next album, which he thinks will be called “Kid Rock for U.S. Senate.” That would be a pretty clever … [Read more...]
Surveyin’ da Situation: He did a little wood working and columnizing in his day …
By John Matonich I was reading an article about a professional football player recently and he made a comment about one of the things that made him smile a little. He related that when he met new people many times someone would say something to the effect that they “played a … [Read more...]
Auchtoon: Hey, Flint, see it’s not just you
(Editor's Note: This cartoon and text by John Auchter got lost in my inbox and didn't run a few weeks ago when it was intended to. It's still pertinent, however, especially if you live in Flint, which still lives under a water emergency three shamelessly long years after it … [Read more...]
And now for some really fake hot dog news …
The food department at the New York Times recently taste-tested 10 hot dog brands to determine the best. Koegel franks and Viennas from Flint were not on the list. Now that’s what I call fake news. I’m sorry to use a Trump term like that, especially a bogus one, … [Read more...]
Come Heller high water … the July 5th edition
Come Heller high water … My favorite story from the Fourth of July was NPR tweeting the Declaration of Independence line by line, which Troll Nation clearly did not recognize. They tweeted back things like “NPR this is why you're going to get defunded. Literally no one is … [Read more...]
Sadly, grown-ups can’t handle grown-up fireworks
First published July 3, 2016 .. reprinted this year because A) I'm lazy, and B) It's still the truth I love fireworks. The state should ban fireworks. Again. I don’t mean smoke bombs, sparklers and snakes. Those are boring, thus banning them would be like banning … [Read more...]
Auchtoon time: The failure of relentless positive (non) action
Toon and text by John Auchter For those of you who despair over the coarsening of political discussion and wring your hands over what social media hath wrought, I offer you ... no disagreement. But maybe a little perspective. All that nasty, angry, divisive public … [Read more...]
Surveyin’ da Situation: Small towns do the 4th best
By John Matonich One of the great things about living in rural areas near small towns is that typically each town has some type of summer festival. This is the time of the year around the 4th of July when a lot of the communities around here in the west end of the U.P. have … [Read more...]
Come Heller high water … the Cad-in-Chief edition
Come Heller high water … Trump disgusts me on many levels, but his tweet mocking Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski revealed the last grotesque ounce of his character. If you missed it, he tweeted: “I heard poorly rated @Morning_Joe speaks badly of me (don't watch anymore). … [Read more...]
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