The other night I was at a formal dinner and had been asked to say the grace before meals, which I did. After doing this, I could feel a chill in the room and it was not a draft, it was fellow citizens who did not like grace being said. I began to wonder, how we respect a co-worker, relative, ...
From seagull rookery, “important eagle-use area” and “foraging area” to public airport with zero public input. After our state and federal governments spent years rehabilitating our bald eagle population, now evidently anyone can run flight paths through their mating and feeding grounds ...
Keweenaw County is engaged in a yearslong process to review their zoning ordinance. Keweenaw is among a minority of Michigan counties with zoning ordinance because populations are so small that staffing the required administrators and commissions at the township level is difficult. The county ...
I recently had a very productive and pleasant experience dealing with Michigan’s 110th district Rep. Greg Markkanen and his staff. Rep. Markkanen coordinated with Michigan Rep. Timmy Beson of the 96th district and House Republican Chief of Staff/legal council Lindsay Young to resolve a ...
I have been volunteering in the community for 17 years and am currently the president of South Range 4th of July committee. I feel a sense of purpose and also making the community a better place by volunteering. I do strategic planning, accounting, reporter interviews, sales and ...
Biblical faith is hard to understand unless a person is a born-again believer in Jesus Christ, because a nonbeliever is spiritually dead they cannot understand spiritual truths. When I was born again, the Holy Spirit along with my new born-again spirit dwells in me and teaches me all spiritual ...