I’d been trying to determine when things started to slip. That point when a generalized deterioration of civility, tolerance, and respect for acquired knowledge began? I initially thought the cause was recent, a single overriding event that precluded other candidates from the dishonor. ...
Rules question answer: If the umpire is positioned in front of all of the infielders except the pitcher and gets hit by a batted ball, the ball is dead immediately. The batter is awarded first base and credited with a hit. I would have to do a rule book review to be sure, but, if I remember ...
As we celebrate the Fourth of July, our nation’s 248th birthday this year, I find myself wanting to go back in time to be in Philadelphia’s Independence Hall during the summer of 1787 for the Constitutional Convention. In that room, the Assembly Hall of the Pennsylvania State House, one ...
In America, almost all court proceedings are open to the public so residents — who vote for state judges and county prosecutors and pay the taxes that fund courts — can measure for themselves the fairness of the court’s actions and the effectiveness of the judge and prosecutor. Alpena ...
As with all summers, we see a lot of construction work going on around town. It has been no different with my neighborhood this year. We were originally notified that we would be having road construction at the end of last summer. It ended up delayed due to delays with other construction ...
Right now, Congress is debating the Farm Bill — the main legislation impacting the country’s food systems. A proposal in the U.S. House of Representatives would slash future food assistance benefits for Michiganders by $970 million over the next decade. Michigan’s congressional ...