By Scott SullivanEditorOops …We are all heirs to being human. Divine is another matter. Last week’s front page had not one but two stories sharing misinformation based on errant sources.As a journalist I can get away with, “I guarantee it is true they said it; I can’t guarantee what they said is true.” That happens Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorDig in, who knows what you’ll find? Such is the case with Campbell Road improvements being shared by Saugatuck and Douglas, project engineers say.Saugatuck’s council Monday approved the city’s additional $17,400 share of the $39,500 added engineering services Fleis & VandenBrink’s Jon Moxey said will be needed to complete water line installation.Douglas will Read More…
Last week’s story “City OKs plan for structure already built” was based on erroneous Douglas Planning Commission draft minutes posted by the city accidentally.The Dunes Resort did demolish a pool onsite lacking proper permits — because of a miscommunication with city building inspector Michigan Township Services, owner Mike Jones says — but did not “raise,” Read More…
By Mike WilcoxPublisherI’ve been a proponent of term limits for a long time. I believe at too many federal level lawmakers make politics a lifelong career, which was not the intention of our Founding Fathers.Don Young, Alaska’s congressman for 50 years, died recently. Before this weekend when I read former governor and vice-presidential candidate Sarah Read More…
By G.C. StoppelIf your vacation plans this year include Washington, D.C., be careful. Folks at the National Archives Museum are making sure you will not be traumatized, outraged or otherwise disgruntled by displays of historic documents.Next to an original copy of the U.S. Constitution are warning notices that the language may be troubling to some Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorInformation ParadoxWe all know black holes are all-devouring dead star corpses made of millions of tons of stellar ash compressed into an infinitely-dense point whose gravity is so strong it warps space and time; not even light can escape it.Some of us also “know” much of this is theory.I write about black holes Read More…
Few things better than spring on the shore in the spring of life, when you can wear cool clothes and be photogenic to boot. (Photo by Scott Sullivan)
By Scott SullivanEditorBetter late than never may be the case with The Dunes Resort, where an accessory building’s site plan review was approved by the Douglas Planning Commission after it had been erected, with conditions.City council Monday scheduled a special hearing April 18 about requiring the Midwest’s largest gay resort to build a sidewalk in Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorA Douglas man who pleaded no contest to a June 20 hit-and-run that killed an 88-year-old woman was sentenced last week to one year in jail and three years of probation for failure to stop at the scene of an accident resulting in serious impairment.Ryan Cubbage, 35, will also have to perform 400 Read More…