I feel it’s been a while since I wrote about art — something I used to do quite often — so, here’s the latest. I’ve always been passionate about art, and I enjoy sharing that passion with others. So, a couple of weeks ago on a weekend trip to Boston with my mom and sister-in-law, I ...

We all know that time has a way of sneaking up on us. So, before you start planning your summer vacation or a weekend getaway trip, be sure to have a REAL ID-compliant state license or identification card. Beginning May 7, Michigan residents will need a REAL ID to fly domestically or ...

I sat at the computer keyboard the other day deep in thought, when my wife wandered in and jokingly asked, “A penny for your thoughts?” “I’d like to share those thoughts with you,” I laughed, “but they’re now apparently worth 3.7 cents.” Such is life in the Speer household ...

I’m only allowed 800 words for this space. For my January column, my first draft overshot, and I had to cut over 600 words. That’s always the problem, but it leads to a better product if I’m forced to narrow the focus and only develop that one point. So here are some scraps that ended ...

I was often asked, “Why do you officiate football? The weather is so bad in football season.” My response always was, “Michigan weather is much worse for high school baseball and softball than it is for football”. Here are a few stories about baseball in Michigan weather. The first ...

On Feb. 5, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) warned the U.S. Congress that America’s fiscal health is at risk, pointing out that our $36 trillion debt, growing at nearly $2 trillion a year, is unsustainable. The warning, “We’re calling on Congress and the Administration to ...