I began to hear Christmas music in stores even before Thanksgiving. The Christmas music you usually hear in the malls and supermarkets is rather secular — "Jingle Bells" and the like — pretty tame stuff with no religious message. Much of it is awful, especially in the supermarket renditions.
As the Christmas season rolls all around me and my favorite holiday songs fill the air, I had the pleasure of heading to Chicago late last week to see all the Christmas decorations in the Windy City.
We’re overjoyed to learn that an advanced battery research facility is coming to Ottawa County, courtesy of a $120 million partnership involving the U.S. Department of Energy.
Since 1982, there have been 61 mass murders in America. Those murders have happened in 30 states, and most of the guns used in these murders were bought legally.
When I was pregnant with my second child, I was informed that my due date would be Jan. 1, 2001. Upon hearing this news, I immediately pictured a horrible photo of myself all sweaty and exhausted, holding my New Year baby on the front page of the Tribune.
Dec. 11 was a bold and historic day for Michigan. With Gov. Rick Snyder’s signature, Freedom to Work is now the law of the land, and I’m proud to say that “Michigan is open for business.”
No rationale exists for the tragic loss of life last week on the East and West coasts. The heartache caused by these senseless shootings will leave permanent emotional scars on all close to the victims.
Earlier this month, a federal judge threw out a lawsuit filed by five states — including Michigan — that want barriers placed in Chicago-area waterways to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes.
I have a Jewish colleague who was upset earlier this year when a meeting was scheduled on a Jewish holiday. She felt disenfranchised because she could not participate in the meeting.
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