Come Heller high water … As political scandals go, Hillary Clinton’s use of private email servers is watered-down, low-fat vanilla yogurt. One might even say (if one is trying to irritate one’s smug Republican friends) it’s even Whitewateresque – generating lots of smoke … [Read more...]
The Monday Brenda: Maybe we need to learn from all the livability studies
Michigan knows what it’s like to be on the worst lists. We’ve seen more than a few and those of us from the Flint and metro Detroit areas know even more about those lists. So if we aren’t such a great place to live, what is? For me, the best place to live is determined by where … [Read more...]
Sorry, grown-ups (other than me) have proven they can’t handle fireworks
I love fireworks. The state should ban fireworks. Again. I don’t mean smoke bombs, sparklers and snakes. Those are boring. Banning them would be like banning oatmeal, which come to think of it, isn’t a bad idea. But then why bother - bland bans itself, in a sense, right? I … [Read more...]
This week’s Auchtoon: Fired up about fireworks
I was trying to work up some righteous indignation about Michigan's fireworks laws and the decision in 2011 to allow in-state sales of the loud, semi-dangerous variety. Maybe it was being awoken at 1 a.m. Tuesday by somebody’s sudden need to express their patriotism very close to … [Read more...]
Come Heller high water … the June 29th edition
Come Heller high water … Here’s a great example of why Brexit passed and why Trump may win, despite the scoffers. Dow Chemical Co. in Midland merges with Dow Corning then announces it’s cutting 2,500 jobs – including 700 in the Great Lakes region – to “enable faster and more … [Read more...]
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