Opinion

Let’s face it: The Tri-Cities area is not exactly racially or ethnically diverse.

A sea of white people live, work and play here. It is what it is.

As Spring Lake Village Council considers the electronic sign ordinance, they need to be plugged into the potential economic impact of this ruling and not short circuit area businesses.

One of the most important lessons taught during firearms safety courses is this: Know your target and beyond.

Rest easy this summer, thanks to some new personal watercraft laws.

Among other actions this week, the House and Senate in effect rejected all the budgets passed by the other body the previous week, which is a procedural means of getting these into conference committees to work out the differences. The goal is to complete work by June 1 on budgets for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1.

A new economic bubble is in the process of bursting that will create hardships far greater and longer lasting than the economic struggles faced by us all during the past few years. That bubble is runaway student loan debt.

When a Grand Haven store clerk’s written eyewitness account was introduced as evidence by defense attorneys in the 1897 trial of Chicago businessman Adolf Luetgert, it proved problematic. Henry Hubert, who worked at Bane’s store in Grand Haven, claimed he had waited on a customer matching the description of Louisa Luetgert, the wife of defendant Adolf Luetgert.

Back in the 1960s, Grand Haven’s river waterfront wasn’t pretty. Lining the Grand River were factories, a gas station and run-down buildings.

While a Grand Prix may be years away, Grand Haven City Council has authorized race promoter Charles Steen to move forward with designs and plans to potentially host the racing event on Harbor Island.