Come Heller high water … A substitute teacher in Battle Creek was fired this week for using the word “vagina” in an eighth grade class discussing art history. Oh, come on. Don’t these kids get sex ed? Isn’t that word pretty much just a word to this generation? What was she … [Read more...]
The Heller Poll: Do you have election fatigue?
Frankly, I - your friendly neighborhood columnist - have election fatigue. I can tell because I hate them all - even the ones I'd likely vote for. But what about you? Got election fatigue yet? Take this week's Heller Poll and tell the … [Read more...]
Guest column: When the child becomes the parent
My son, expecting his first child, is reading the book “What to Expect, When You’re Expecting.” “Mom,” he says, “Why didn’t you tell me this stuff?” There’s a lot of “stuff” that nobody can really prepare you for, you have to find your own way through. And everybody’s … [Read more...]
The Wild West wasn’t nearly as wild as we are
Growing up, I loved Westerns. I was a devoted fan of U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon from “Gunsmoke” and the Cartwrights of “Bonanza.” And like them, I would often save the day with my plastic six-shooters when my backyard was under attack by bloodthirsty bad guys. A lot of kids grew … [Read more...]
This week’s Heller Poll results: Pipe down, Enbridge
OK, guilty as charged. I used a photo of an oil-drenched water bird (I'm not great at bird identification or I'd tell you what kind - a goose? a swan? a water chicken?) atop this week's poll, which amounted to a large, blinking arrow saying "Pick this answer!" That answer, of … [Read more...]
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