Let me start off by saying my taste in television programming, outside of sports, is very broad and a little hard to reason. I’ve never been one to like or follow cop dramas or reality shows … more

Editor, The fire that destroyed five busses at Arenac Transit is such a terrible act of a very troubled person or persons. I want to thank all of the caring people that have called and sent … more

We always refer to the President of the United States of America as “the most powerful person in the world.” While they may know the nuclear codes and be privy to information I’ll never lay … 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

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

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

Well here we go again with a new year and of course, a new war. Actually the war isn’t new, it’s been going on for a good fifty or so years, but the Palestinians and Israelites are once again … more

The other day I was browsing the internet at home, although I can’t remember what for, and I ran across this cartoon called Money as Debt by Paul Grignon. It’s a 47-minute story using cartoon … more

Lanes are in place for a reason Editor, I use US-23 quite frequently, as most probably do, and I was really excited when the state put in the “well marked” passing lanes. It only makes … 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