Why are New Year’s resolutions such a big deal? What makes it so hard to keep them? Why are some resolutions easier to keep than others?
The Michigan Democratic Party gave Republicans – and parents – a gift last weekend. It showed everyone what the party really believes.
A political party facing a calculated campaign to smear it as racist should not hand its attackers a paint brush. It might also help if party leaders checked their own racism.
President Joe Biden, who preached unifying moderation before practicing wild-and-woolly extremism, recently emerged as a boorish, demagogic firebrand.
Praise for Ships Log
It’s been a long and difficult journey that has spanned multiple governors and presidents, but the budget to build a new lock at the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie is – at last – fully funded.
When my brother and I were growing up, my parents played a variety of games with us. But I wasn’t a huge fan of game night since I didn’t like sitting still or games that involved math. Like so many kids, I didn’t like losing and had to learn how to gracefully accept defeat after a close gam…
Rarely has a president faced more crises upon taking office than did Joe Biden, or so assiduously ignored most of them. He has earned a solid D for his first-year performance, and is slipping.
Are we dead or alive?
The tradition of creating New Year’s resolutions is usually focused on setting goals to improve your life and maybe even the community around you. Heading into the new year, we all have things we’d like to accomplish, areas we’d like to improve, and actions we’d like to take; whether these g…
Here come the one-year retrospectives of Joe Biden’s presidency as the anniversary arrived this week. Here are some guidelines for assessing them, beyond the obvious advice to be wary of partisans who would praise or pan Biden regardless of what he had done.
This area has benefits
Halfway through January, I’m sure the “new year, new you” mantra has reached your ears along with mine. From “Dry January” to the latest and greatest weight-loss gimmicks, these new year marketing ploys have in recent years started targeting everything from financial wellness to skin care to…
New year, same management
There’s no way to fix a problem officials won’t admit exists.
It’s time we had a real conversation about marijuana. The benefits far exceed the negative information that has been spread over the years. It’s legal in our state and it’s time you educated yourself because it’s not going anywhere. It is here to stay.
When the nation’s second-largest school district reopens for business despite tens of thousands of positive coronavirus tests among students and staff, things have changed.
I went to the mall to do some Christmas shopping and immediately felt overdressed with a shirt that actually covered my midriff and jeans not distressed in the least. It seemed every store offered the same selection – brothel or convent. Nothing in between.
While President Joe Biden is off doing Civil War re-enactments, American families are left trying to balance household budgets that are being smashed by soaring prices. Inflation topped 7 percent in 2021, the largest surge in consumer costs since 1982.
Make sustainability a priority
The writers are addressing the meaning of Martin Luther King Jr.'s comment: “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”
I’m happy to be back writing for the Tribune after a time away trying to win a seat on the Board of Light & Power. On the surface my efforts were not successful, but God is faithful and evidently has another place to focus my efforts.
The enhanced Child Tax Credit has expired and I, for one, will not mourn it. Neither should you.
There are many contexts in which people ask “could this be the year?” They could be talking about the prospects of a sports team going all the way to a championship. Or it may be about finally accomplishing a long-standing goal.
Consumers have a right to know what’s in the food they buy, and the labels on grocery products convey important information. Although genetically modified food is healthy and safe, we respect that some people prefer to avoid it, and they should be able to see on a label what’s modified and w…
Few people realize that Academy Award-winning actor Sidney Poitier, who died Friday at 94, was born in Miami.
The most wonderful thing about the Christian faith is the promise of eternal life. For the person of faith, the end of life here on earth is not really the end.
Inquisitive mind asks questions
During the late 1970s, American families experienced stagflation – a combination of economic stagnation and significantly higher inflation. By the summer of 1980, unemployment hit 7.8 percent and the economy was actually shrinking. On the year, inflation spiked 12.3 percent.
Compliance with City Charter
It was unthinkable that Americans would storm the Capitol a year ago with the intention of doing harm to members of Congress and overturning a lawful election. Yet it happened.
Every criminal trial is unique, and in general it is a mistake to read too much into a verdict. Still, the law professor in me can’t help but notice the oddly mixed message delivered by the jury in the Elizabeth Holmes trial.
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You can’t miss the headlines. The latest COVID-19 surge is real and setting pandemic records. The omicron variant appears to be fueling the post-holiday surge, leaving the delta variant in the dust.
‘While democracy can be periodically delayed, it can never be permanently defeated.” – Amanda Gorman
Freedoms slipping away
‘Wagon Wheel” pounds from the radio, and we are headed south. “Louder,” shouts a kid from the back. I should insist on manners but don’t. I’m so tired of talking.
Student suspensions and expulsions are skyrocketing since the deadly shooting at Oxford High School in late November, as school officials practice increased vigilance to head-off any possible violence.
Time to ponder
In perhaps the saddest statement since Jan. 6 on the state of American Democracy, Republican lawmakers across the country have been asked to say three simple words: Joe. Biden. Won.
Let’s talk about weed. Yep, just when you thought your local progressive pastor couldn’t move any further to the left, here I am.
On the behalf of our H.O.M.E.S. lakes – Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior – the hard work of political wrangling is done.
Tucker Carlson's greatest hits
The conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell on five of six charges of recruiting and grooming teenage girls for sexual encounters with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein is not and should not be the end of the story. While Maxwell has been held accountable for her actions, the men who engaged in th…
What source of news do you trust?
Nelson Mandela once said, “Our children are the rock on which our future will be built.” Michigan is now making moves to support that foundation.
Jocelyn Benson’s self-serving decision to allow Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to funnel $3.4 million in improperly raised funds to the Democratic Party or other candidates, if allowed to stand, will make a joke of Michigan’s campaign finance laws.
Each December, I speculate about what political headlines might emerge in the coming year. Last year, I correctly predicted the Dow would hit 35,000 and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy would be re-elected, but I missed almost everything else. Undeterred, I try again by looking at what might happ…
Painful lessons are the hardest ones to forget, and 2021 delivered many indelible teachings.
Time for a party change
The good news in 2022 will be the economy
The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission was wrong.
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