My dad sent me a vat of olive oil from the village in Greece recently — by which I mean to say that he shipped it months ago, paying 30 euros to have it stacked on a slow boat from Piraeus by way of a company named after a Greek god. I had not asked for the olive oil and didn’t really ...
Republicans have a lot of things to worry about after their catastrophic 2026 midterm, and one of them might be Jon Ossoff, the newly re-elected Democratic senator from Georgia. The presidential buzz had begun even before Ossoff won re-election by 18 points in purplish Georgia, and will get ...
Conspicuously absent from the campaign trail this election season was the old standby issue of border security. The Trump administration did what none before has done and essentially shut down illegal crossings on the southern border. It remains quiet, and there is no longer the chaos of migrants arriving in droves. This was a Republican win, and the silence of Democrats about the wall tells just how successful it was. In fact, when Democratic candidates speak to us about the border, it’s all in favor of security. And plenty are now quick to blame President Joe Biden for failing to ...
Hats off to Emily Lanctot for her selection to serve on the Michigan Arts and Culture Council. Her appointment brings to the council an experienced arts professional, educator and advocate whose work reflects the important role that art and culture play in building vibrant communities. Lanctot serves as director and curator of the DeVos Art Museum at Northern Michigan University, where she also is a continuing contingent professor in the School of Art. In these roles, she contributes to both the presentation of visual arts and the education of future generations of artists and creative ...
"Bluenami!" a friend said of the remarkable turnover of both chambers of Congress from Republican to Democratic control. Another way to look at the midterms Tuesday is that the voters' verdict found Donald Trump guilty of attempted murder of our democracy. The jury of citizens rescued America ...
EDITOR'S NOTE: This opinion was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com. Our state has been embroiled in a long list of political debates this election season. But one poll revealed something exciting about Michiganders: We agree on the value of afterschool. In an EPIC/MRA survey conducted in August of 600 likely voters across the political spectrum, 72% said access to affordable, quality afterschool and summer programs was extremely or very important. When respondents learned that five of every ...
