Last Tuesday marked the 90th anniversary of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth. Today (Jan. 21) is the federal holiday celebrating it.

The partial federal government shutdown is now more than three weeks old and there is no clear path forward to reopen the government, according to a post on The Hill’s blog.

During World War II, our armed forces had a large presence in Charleston, South Carolina, and the U.S. Coast Guard was no exception, noted Petty Officer 1st Class William Bleyer in a story for the Coast Guard’s official blog.

Local vinyl record enthusiast Brett Billedeau traveled back more than 40 years to pay tribute to one of the great Canadian singer-songwriters.

In his blog, the Rev. Dr. Jared Cramer of Grand Haven lays out why he supports a proposed “full communion” between the Episcopal Church and United Methodist Church.

Are school districts exaggerating the harm to them by losing students to school of choice?

According to U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, Medicare and Social Security are on the ballots across the nation today.

In a post dated Oct. 19, the same night the Grand Haven varsity football team blew away their opponents, Doug Tjapkes penned a post for the Humanity for Prisoners’ blog about his son.

The local visitors bureau’s blog lists nine places around town where you can grab a taste of autumn.

Blogger Penelope Trunk has been obsessed with Judge Brett Kavanaugh, the controversial Supreme Court nominee.

How much do you tip for service at a restaurant?

In a front page story, the Detroit Free Press reported that “Detroit schools are grinding out another ‘lost generation.’” The article says that up to 40 percent of the district’s students leave or graduate without mastering “simple arithmetic,” their handwriting is “atrocious” and their spel…

Jane Dyer says her May electric bill was only 8 percent of what it was in May 2017. She attributes that huge drop in her Consumers Energy bill to the solar energy installation on her Alto farm.

Writing for TheHill.com, Randi Weingarten slams Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for trading federal money “used for after-school programs and school counselors in order to arm our children’s teachers.”

Petty Officer 2nd Class Zac Edwards was celebrating the future he would spend with his new bride on a warm summer afternoon in Orange Beach, Alabama. But that future would soon be in jeopardy.

Dr. Brian Stork recently wrote about how the sale of flowers could help hundreds of Muskegon-area teens and young adults who have “aged-out” of the foster care system and are struggling.

Taxpayers in cities across Michigan are paying large amounts of overtime and extra pay to municipal employees, writes Jarrett Skorup for the Mackinac Center for Public Policy blog.

You may have seen Muskegon’s Veterans Park on your way to North Muskegon over the Causeway. It’s long honored veterans and soon will be focusing on fish, as well.

The Rev. Dr. Jared Cramer has been busy writing this summer. He’s been filling his blog with post after post about what’s going on in the Episcopal Church.

Some bloggers have few words, such as Ryan McCarthy, who expresses his viewpoint in stunning photography of West Michigan parks and natural settings.

Have you ever purchased anything over the internet? Did the company charge you the Michigan sales tax?

The Tribune published a story a couple of weeks ago on the first Coast Guard cutter named Escanaba and its sinking during World War II duty on the anniversary of the tragedy. This blog link is the Coast Guard’s own story on the Escanaba, but it focuses on two lesser-known side stories — one …

In a June 15, 2018, blog post for The Mackinac Center for Public Policy, policy analyst Kahryn Riley notes that Michigan counties try, unsuccessfully, to pass their jail expenditures on to inmates.

The Grand Haven High School student art show last month displayed about 60 pieces in downtown businesses.

Four friends from Northern Michigan University (including one from Grand Haven) are in the midst of a kayak trip along the extensive shores of Lake Superior, and they’re blogging along the way.

In a recent post on the Humanity for Prisoners blog, Doug Tjapkes pays tribute to his friend, and a friend to the community, John Carlyle.

Don’t look now, but Willie Nelson recently turned 85.

It’s been a long while since I lived in a big city, but I grew up in Detroit and can sort of relate to an elitedaily.com blog post by Tessa Harvey, “Growing Up In A Big City Makes These 5 Things So True.”

It’s hard to miss the “organic” section in the produce aisles at your local grocery store these days. You will also notice they tend to cost more than the “non-organic” produce.

As the weather warms up, that can only mean that many Michiganders are eager to return to the water for recreation and fun.

Blogger Lorelei Salas says it took her 14 years to pay off about $20,000 in her student loans, but that barely put a dent in her total debt.

A blog solely for men, mentalkblog.com, doesn’t like the new crop of late-night TV talk shows.

Emma Gonzalez is a name you should get to know.

Did you know that a food allergy reaction sends someone to a hospital emergency room every three minutes? And about 200,000 people require emergency attention for an allergic reaction to food each year?

As Black History Month comes to a close, the U.S. Coast Guard’s official blog sends us a reminder that it has been commissioning minority officers for the past 75 years.

On his blog, the Rev. Jared Cramer recently reposted what was originally written nearly a decade ago. It later worked its way into his book, “Scribere Orare Erat.”

Believe or not, Detroit is still a very hot tourist destination, but city officials are making it more difficult for you to stay there as well as allowing its residents to offer places to stay.

Will a common dislike of the president bring a legendary rock group back together after years of communication silence?

Have you noticed that fewer and fewer newspaper coupons are for food?

In a post she titled “5 types of underperformers who get an MBA,” blogger Penelope Trunk blasts the business degree.

We may be in the January doldrums, but February and Valentine’s Day are just around the corner.

The local visitors bureau flipped back through the calendar in an end-of-year post on its blog and listed the biggest milestones for the Grand Haven area in 2017.

Doug Tjapkes says some of the “nicest, kindest, most generous people I know are behind bars.”

This week’s Blog of the Week is a video produced and narrated by Joshua Vissers, an incoming intern for the West Michigan Environmental Action Council.

The old adage for getting to the airport in time has been at least an hour before your flight. Or is that an hour and a half?

Are you thankful for our Coast Guard?

This is not fake news, although it sounds like it: The official turkey pair for the annual Thanksgiving pardon at the White House are in Washington, D.C., for today’s pardoning ceremony.

The Grand Haven Area Convention & Visitors Bureau recently judged its Fall Photo Contest 2017.

Well, here is some good news for those of us (since you’re reading this on the Tribune’s website, this definitely includes you) who use the internet.