Last week Amazon.com reported that they have officially begun selling more digital copies of books than print versions. more

The Lions were pathetic this year. In fact, if there is a word worse than pathetic — horrific, terrible, and expletive deleted, expletive deleted, expletive deleted — they were also that. … more

For the next two years, McDonald’s restaurants in the U.K. are replacing toys in their Happy Meals with children’s books in an attempt to boost reading among children. The reasoning behind the move is that children who own books and enjoy reading are ... more

Why, every time people discuss change within the country, are they appalled at the best ideas and possibilities? When you mention regulating corporations, so these multi-million dollar companies … more

Well, Jim Joyce, aren’t you the popular one? That was sarcasm. Replay shows that Galarraga clearly covered the bag in time, caught the throw from Miguel Cabrera in time, and should have immediately started a once-in-a-lifetime celebration with his teammates, coach and thousands of fans. Instead, Galarraga threw a complete game, one-hit shutout. Not too shabby, unless you consider that he was perfect through 8 2/3 innings and clearly got the final out in a perfect game! more

Well, all I can say about my New Year’s resolution is, so far so good. more

Growing up in metro Detroit and living there for much of my life, there were plenty of options available when I decided to turn on the radio. Whether it was top 40 music, adult contemporary, country, news, or sports talk, the Motor City offered plenty of choices for radio listeners. However, with my move to Northern Michigan in August 2007, there weren’t as many options on my radio dial. more

Lately it seems that the National Football League (NFL) and the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) have ventured outside the normal realm of investigative journalism into a new … more

Editor, Anyone using propane needs to be aware of some basic facts. First, propane is not produced for its own use. It is a BY-PRODUCT from oil refining and natural gas processing. The propane is … more

As I was planning my trip to Washington D.C. for the Inauguration last week, I seriously underestimated how much chaos would arise from 2 million people being in the same area at one time. And … more