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

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

By the time you read this, our government will have taken $700 billion, with a B, from the American taxpayers in order to buy bad loans from companies that made poor choices, so they can continue making poor choices. more

WASHINGTON – Democratic Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously voted Thursday to retain U.S. Congressman Bart Stupak (D-Menominee) as chairman of the Subcommittee on … more

For me, hunting has always been more than just the thrill of the kill. more

I was scared when I first heard Ryan Miller was going to be the United States’ goalie in the Olympics. more

Word on the street, or Internet, is that funds repaid from the $750 billion Troubled Assets Relief Program, about $200 – $400 billion so far, will be used for a job creation bill. And what are … more

The past two weeks have been jam packed when it comes to news in the sports world. But of course, none of it was positive, since we have America’s Olympic sweetheart Michael Phelps shown in a … more

No homework for the editor Editor, Looks like Tim Barnum didn't do his homework before he wrote his article about the Queen of England sitting around doing nothing. He also must not have seen … more

I never imagined that a small city north of Midland would be the place I’d end up after graduating from college. As a non-native Michigander, I don’t particularly fit into the “Michigan culture” stereotype that I’ve created in my mind. more