I’m now in my 40s, and I’m finding that I’m becoming less and less tolerant of disruptions in my routine. Yes, flexibility is still necessary in a lifestyle that requires I run my kids around every which way, but I’m feeling more frustrated when my routine becomes jarred. We were ...

I am a U.S. Navy and U.S. Navy Reserve veteran with my military service in public information. For the better part of the last two decades, I have continued to stay in contact with a naval public affairs association and numerous other related military and veteran contacts. One of my ...

Natural resources fall among Northeast Michigan’s greatest treasures, providing a quality of life for residents and a draw for visitors that aids our region’s economy. That’s why it’s important for Northeast Michiganders to work to protect and aid those natural resources whenever ...

“Maybe stories are just data with a soul.” — Brene Brown An economic development official I occasionally covered in Battle Creek once said he enjoyed numbers and data sets because he loved to “torture” and “twist” them and “make them scream” as he analyzed them. I ...

A college town is truly like a world of its own. Last weekend, I returned to my college town for the first time since graduating last April. For four years, I went to Grand Valley State University. Though the school has a downtown campus in Grand Rapids, I stayed primarily in Allendale, ...

Michigan Supreme Court Justice David Viviano’s recent announcement that he will not seek another term on the state’s highest court creates an opening on the bench from which are decided some of the most important issues facing Michigan. Justice Kyra Harris Bolden, meanwhile, will seek ...