There are some disputes that belong in a courtroom. Others belong around a family table. Very few belong in the court of public opinion. When family conflicts involving public figures spill into headlines, cable television and social media, the public often assumes it is witnessing a search ...
The Michigan primary election is over. I hope you took the time to vote, either in person or by mail. Voting is more than just a right or privilege, it’s a responsibility granted to us by our Founders who intended for, "We the People of the United States” to govern ourselves. The way we do ...
Swearing was once rare, reserved to convey the utmost shock, pain or rage, or the deepest disappointment, disgust or disbelief. The audiences at "Gone with the Wind" in 1939 were scandalized and titillated when Scarlett O'Hara asked Rhett Butler what would become of her if he left, and Rhett, played by Clark Gable, replied, "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." At the signing of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, Vice President Joe Biden told President Barack Obama, "This is a big f---ing deal." The then-veep at least had the discretion to whisper the obscenity, but his words were ...
Some battles are fought quietly. They are fought in hospital rooms, during long drives to appointments, in sleepless nights, and in moments when families choose hope over fear. Today, one of those battles belongs to Mark Nowak, a proud 1978 graduate of Alpena High School, husband, father, ...
While driving last week I saw a young adult riding a bicycle. He was probably in his late teens or early twenties. He was on the side of a busy road that didn’t have much of a paved shoulder but did have a considerable gravel section. I don’t know him or his story, but when I saw him, I ...
In January, the New York Times asked President Donald Trump if there were any limits on his global powers. "Yeah," the president responded, "there is one thing. My own morality. My own mind. It's the only thing that can stop me." That was eight months ago, but fortunately Christopher Nolan's ...
