When my son was 3 years old, he had an astonishingly straightforward way of expressing himself. If he was busy doing something and we told him it was time to do something else (go to bed, get in the car, take a bath, whatever), he would just look at us, incredulous, and say, "But … [Read more...]
Heller Poll results: Don’t fine panhandlers, fine the politicians who want to fine panhandlers
Instead of fining panhandlers who are "too aggressive," as recommended in a bill this week by state Rep. Mike McCready, R-Bloomfield Hills, most voters in this week's Heller Poll said what our Legislature should do instead is create fines for lawmakers who waste everyone's time … [Read more...]
Come Heller high water … the May 25th edition
Come Heller high water … Not to go all doom and gloom on you, but the most frightening part of the recent Education Trust-Midwest report showing a steep decline over the past 12 years in the reading performance of the state’s 4th-graders isn’t the decline itself (although … [Read more...]
Come Heller high water … the May 18th edition
Come Heller high water … Gov. Rick Snyder says he has “no memory” of deleting emails related to the Flint water crisis. What did you expect him to say – “Oh yeah, I deleted gobs of them, especially the really juicy ones”? C’mon. By the way, I have no memory of eating the … [Read more...]
Come Heller high water … the May 11th edition
Come Heller high water… If you live in Flint, it’s hard to keep straight who’s giving what to the city’s recovery efforts. Aid is coming at the city from all angles. So this week’s news that philanthropic organizations headed by the C.S. Mott Foundation are giving the city … [Read more...]
