Theodore Roosevelt’s daughter, Alice, was renowned for her sharp and caustic tongue. She was also famous for a needlepoint pillow she took to parties. She would find a seat and set the pillow on the cushion next to her: It said: “If you don’t have something nice to say about someone, sit next to me.” That was opposite Read More…
For many last week was spring vacation, a time to take a trip or just enjoy family. For me it was a whirlwind of activity I will never forget.I underwent surgery on Wednesday, as the result of falling off my bike and breaking my hip. That was quite a scene. There I was laying in Read More…
Texans are very proud of their state. Before Alaska became a state, Texans would brag about how Texas was the biggest. Texans have a lot to be proud of and usually aren’t shy about sharing that pride. We Michiganders should also be proud when talking about “Pure Michigan”. The next time you get involved in Read More…
April will arrive Saturday. It’s snowing again… I think we are paying for all of the nice weather we had at the end of February and the beginning of March. Actually February, my least favorite month of the year, went by pretty fast this time, but this year it’s March that seems to be dragging Read More…
We all go down the rabbit holes of Facebook now and then. No matter how many times we proclaim we simply don’t go there, we do. We’re all familiar with things designed to get our attention and get us to ‘click’ here to learn more. And then we’ve taken the ‘click bait’ and become just Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorAwakeningsLawn Love has released this year’s click-bait poll ranking best and worst U.S. cities to have a hangover. Coming to dazed, dizzy and dehydrated in San Francisco beats Montgomery, Ala., respondents voted.Others preferred to enjoy D.T.’s and vomiting in Miami, New York City, Boston, Washington, D.C. and Chicago unable to focus on prices Read More…
A few years back I was starting to look for a new car. I pulled into a dealership that had some makes and models that caught my eye and had a good rating for reliability, safety, and sipping (rather than guzzling) gas. Within seconds, a salesman came jogging up to me, clapped his hands together and demanded, Read More…
Editor’s Note: Because I’ve been laid up in a hospitalthe last couple of days (broke my hip) I pulled this oldy but goody columnfrom the vault. BY MIKE WILCOXPUBLISHER Saturday will be April Fools’ Day. It is also thebirthday of a good friend, actually her 80th. I can only imagine what it was like growing Read More…
I’m curious to know who “They” are. “They” are supposed to be the authority on whatever is good or bad for us. “They” used to say that eggs are bad for us, now “They” say that the consumption of eggs is not all that bad. I prefer to follow my doctor’s advice, or at least Read More…
In the summer of 1958 Fred and Jane Ettawageshik and their two grade-school age sons, Frank and Tim, rented the Turner house next door to us, on the corner of Main and Blevins Streets. The Ettawageshik family came to Marion from Harbor Springs. Mrs. Geshik, as she was called by her students, taught English composition Read More…