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Opinion

I know you’re angry

Letters to the Editor

I know you’re angry. You’ve done everything right, but you can’t get ahead. If you’re anything like me, there may be periods of your life when you didn’t know whether you were coming or going. You were so busy working, raising a family, getting your education, or a combination of ...

Success is no longer a monolith

Letters to the Editor

The recent editorial, "Why Americans Have Soured on Higher Education," accurately captures growing public skepticism, but it risks throwing the baby out with the bathwater by equating all postsecondary pursuits with the failings of elite four-year institutions. While concerns regarding tuition ...

Success is more than a word at ACC

Editorials and columns

Now that our second annual “once in a lifetime” ice storm has finally let go of its grip, I’d like to shine a spotlight on three recent accomplishments at ACC that merit wider recognition. The write-up below on Esports is courtesy of ACC Athletic Director Allen Telgenhof. Esports ...

Let’s talk about names

Editorials and columns

What’s in a name? Well, quite a lot actually. Let’s talk about baby names for a minute. Are you curious what the most popular names given to babies are thus far this year? The most popular girl names to date from first to third are Olivia, Emma and Amelia. The three most popular boy ...

Dealing with naivety

Editorials and columns

No one likes to admit they were naive; it’s an embarrassing form of Should Have Known. Should Have Knowns are a form of Lack of Awareness for which justifications are few. ”I didn’t think,“ “I thought I knew,” “Why didn’t somebody tell me!” etc., etc., are all excuses that ...

Political battles aplenty

Editorials and columns

Not everybody in the state was watching them battle it out on the hardwood floor last Saturday. Not by a long shot. Far away from the NCAA arena were two other political battles. About 3000 "No King" anti-Donald Trump rallies unfolded around the nation including in Michigan where about ...