Here’s an article from almost a year ago. Sadly, the whole thing still applies, especially the part about the government being catawampus…. Nightly the Yard Birds discuss subjects that fly right over my head. Joe Knows is always bringing up the science of the inside of the earth being a ball of fire. He said Read More…
More and more I am told I must provide anything of importance digitally. Heck my Facebook feed is crowded with people purportedly able to make my life easier with the new A! Technology. That’s why when it comes to voting I am so perplexed as to why our voting professionals have not done more to Read More…
If you are a fan of Gospel music, you’ll want to mark your calendar for Sunday, August 6. Kline’s Resort will host The Royal Heirs. They will entertain everyone with a variety of Gospel selections with a concert beginning at 6:30 PM. Weather permitting, the concert will be held outside, so you’ll want to bring Read More…
It’s here at last! Marion, Michigan’s Old Fashioned Days weekend has arrived. It’s that one weekend each year that every Marionite by birth or at heart, considers a personal holiday of the highest order. It’s time to celebrate us and where we call home. After all, we’ve been throwing ourselves a yearly party for a Read More…
Many years ago, I asked what I thought was a rather complicated and difficult question of a Catholic priest. I don’t remember the question, but I remember the answer. He simply said, “Jesus is the answer.” It was so simple, yet not simplistic. So full of wisdom and so profound! Today, I am Read More…
By Maggie ConklinMushroom FarmerLast year the dear husband and I were gifted “leftover” shiitake mushroom spoors from a friend in Alabama.It took us a couple days to drive home and we tried our best to keep the spoors cold in a cooler, but the ice kept melting. It was free so we weren’t too concerned.We Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorBreathSaw it roll in from the north Tuesday over Kal River; Canada was still burning. Last month wildfire smoke hazing lungs and views was a novelty. The Star of Saugatuck was eclipsing Serenity on the Lake Michigan horizon, could barely see them.New components found in what I breathe daily. Grand Rapids near where Read More…
In mid-July, Traverse City hair salon owner/stylist Christine Geiger drew national attention for posting on social media anyone ID’ing neither man nor woman is not welcome at her business.“If a human identifies as anything other than a man/woman,” she posted on Facebook, “please seek services at a local pet groomer. You are not welcome at Read More…
I’m still re-running a few of my favorite past articles, and I remember getting a lot of laughs from this one from February of this year.Looking around lately, I don’t seem to find many people my age. I’m starting to wonder: did I get left behind? Has there been some sort of oversight on St. Read More…
I sometimes stand in wonderment at the inefficiencies and heavy handedness of our federal bureaucracy. As a taxpayer I think the sheer number of federal government employees and their inefficiencies costs us billions a year, and we need to get better at helping the people that pay their salaries. Most of us have had our Read More…