Traverse City Record-Eagle Columns

News From ... 100 Years Ago: 04/01/2013

2013-04-01T07:14:15-04:00

Northern Notes: 02/18/2013

2013-02-18T07:14:57-05:00

Fee, tax increases vital to fix state roads

2013-02-17T07:14:53-05:00

Do Michigan's lawmakers have the will to vote for some painful spending that is absolutely necessary if the state has any prayer of being economically competitive in years to come?

Northern dynamics in Dem chief race

2013-02-17T07:14:51-05:00

Of the 32 men and women who have chaired Michigan's two major parties since World War II, not one has been from northern Michigan. No Republican chair has been from north of the Grand Rapids area; no Democrat from north of the Flint area.

Phil Power: Distinction between teaching, giving

2013-02-14T07:14:53-05:00

Gov. Rick Snyder unveiled his proposed state budget for the next two years Feb. 7. If there is a core idea in his $50.9 billion budget message, it's the distinction between investments (teaching people how to fish) and expenditures (giving people a fish.)

James Cook: Complaint over mascots misguided

2013-02-11T07:14:59-05:00

Forest Area Schools does it right. The Michigan Department of Civil Rights doesn't.

Loraine Anderson: Wallpaper as 'a manner of travel’

2013-02-10T07:14:57-05:00

The last time I wallpapered was about 30 years ago. I vowed never to do it again.

Ed Hungness: Valentine's Day celebrations haven't changed much

2013-02-10T07:14:53-05:00

Thursday is Valentine's Day! Only four more days to buy cards, chocolates and flowers for your special Valentine! It's a fun day; an opportunity to show your love for others. The greeting card companies, florists and confectioners also eagerly look forward to this annual observance and its bottom-line contributions.

Lessenberry: Detroit continues its self-destructive path

2013-02-10T07:14:53-05:00

To anyone not steeped in the long, dreary and self-destructive history of racial identity politics in Detroit, it is hard to see their city council's move last week to reject the state's offer to fix up Belle Isle and run it as a state park as other than sheer insanity.

Weeks: Some applaud Gov. Snyder, but not Brewer

2013-02-10T07:14:51-05:00

Those who cherish Outdoor Michigan — including the impact of the Great Lakes on the state's economy and recreation — found much to applaud in Gov. Rick Snyder's budget message last week.