One could truly say that when it comes to spoiling Americans, the Democrats and the Republicans both rush to outdo the other as in a dysfunctional family. They are like bad parents who are competing for a child's love. The father is trying to be nicer to the child than the mother. And when ...
At a glance, Helen Dymond and Starla Goings are two women who seem to have a lot in common, beyond the obvious fact that both disappeared without a trace from Upper Peninsula locations. Both were upstanding members of their respective communities. In Goings’ case, it was the Alger County area while Dymond hailed from Tilden Township in western Marquette County. Neither was particularly young at the time of their respective disappearances; Dymond was 48 when she went missing in 1981 while Goings was 65 when she vanished about a year ago. Goings was last known to be at the U.P. State ...
To the Journal editor: A few evenings ago, I overheard a lively conversation at a local brewery. People were talking about faith, but the dominant note in the room wasn't hope or joy—it was anxiety. The discussion centered on a persistent, nagging worry: Is what I’m doing right now enough to ensure where I go when I die? It was a poignant moment, because it captured a trap so many of us fall into. When our primary view of faith becomes a ledger of works to secure our future after death, we subtly stop living in the present. Faith turns into an insurance policy, and our daily life ...
The more we hear about Flock cameras the less we like them. These cameras, positioned along roadways across the state and country, read license plate numbers in passing vehicles, reporting that and other information in real time to centralized data bases that law enforcement and others can access and share. Some police — certainly not all — neighborhood associations and private property owners argue the cameras, often powered by an attached solar cell, help find the bad guys and that they are, in essence, no different than an officer sitting on the side of the road keeping an eye ...
Not exactly a war, but a trade war — which will impose huge costs on both American consumers and on Canada. As I said, Trump is now completely and utterly out of his mind. The very idea of a trade war with Canada — our neighbor, our ally, our closest friend, a nation that's peaceful and ...
To the Journal editor: After nearly a decade in Congress representing the First Congressional District of Michigan, Jack Bergman is ineffective in solving the problems facing our district. While he has voted for everything President Trump wants and has been endorsed by the president in his bid for re-election, apparently Jack Bergman cannot pick up the phone and ask the president for help with issues that matter to the people in our district. Lt. Gen. Bergman touts his rank and position on the Committee on Armed Services, but he is unable to get the Pentagon to take action on ...
