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Remembering 9/11: A time to hug our children
It’s hard to believe that 17 years have gone by … I had to see my son. As I stood I the middle of the newsroom Tuesday, watching the second [CLICK TO READ MORE]
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Remembering Sen. John McCain’s visit to Livingston County
Sen. John McCain’s visit to Livingston County in January 2008 was exciting. Later that year he would secure the Republican presidential nomination and unleash Sarah Palin on the world; on [CLICK TO READ MORE]
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Why did Livingston County Republican Party Facebook page take a swipe at John McCain?
Editor’s note: This post was originally published on May 29, 2018. We are moving it back into current rotation because of today’s news that John McCain is stopping his treatment [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Buddy Moorehouse
A gubernatorial upset? Three bold predictions for the primary election
With Michigan’s primary election coming up on Tuesday (polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.), here are three bold predictions. But first, a couple notes. Livingston County’s hottest [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Business
All hail Howell, Brewpub Capital of America
These days, beer is big business, especially in Howell. If Jed Clampett were out shooting’ for some food in these parts, up from the ground would come a bubblin’ crude: [CLICK TO READ MORE]
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Livingston Daily “Premium Editions”: The Sequel
I got this postcard yesterday and thought “Oh no, not AGAIN.” I wrote about this same thing, twice, in 2016 ( see here and here). Gannett went on to charge [CLICK TO READ MORE]
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Primary forum a polite affair
The primary forum hosted by Voter’s Voice and the League of Women Voters of Brighton/Howell on Thursday was a hugely boring affair. And that’s a really, really good thing. The [CLICK TO READ MORE]
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Gilbert, Busfield leaving Livingston County for the Big Apple
It was swell having Melissa Gilbert and Timothy Busfield — two honest-to-goodness Hollywood celebrity movers and shakers — living amongst us. But all good things must come to an end, [CLICK TO READ MORE]
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Zanzibar: Spices and slaves
Zanzibar is a small, oval island about 16 miles into the Indian Ocean, east of its home country of Tanzania. It is the birthplace of Freddie Mercury, a fact more [CLICK TO READ MORE]
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Wear Orange gives me hope about preventing gun violence
Last weekend, like I do every Memorial Day weekend, I drove to a small cemetery in Portsmouth Township, Bay County, to clean my brother’s grave site. It consists of two [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Columns
Thanks, Obama
The stranger’s voice behind me was weary, but even more cynical. We were at Detroit’s Metro Airport where we had landed after a non-eventful flight from Paris. We were positioned [CLICK TO READ MORE]
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Drive-by art: Howell needs more murals
Once upon a time, I eloped to Cincinnati with a charming man. Since then, Cincinnati has held special meaning for us, and every now and then we return to celebrate [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Buddy Moorehouse
The death of the Press & Argus, and the future of journalism in Livingston County
In a Facebook post a few months back, I was lamenting the sad shape of our local newspaper, the Livingston Daily Press & Argus. I noted that the front page [CLICK TO READ MORE]
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Mother’s Day and wedding dances
Wrigley Field, Mother’s Day 2016. We — me; my wife, Kathy; and our second-born son, KC — are sitting just to the third-base side of home plate, a 20-minute walk [CLICK TO READ MORE]
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A Far Journey: Looking back in May at summer eclipses, Wonder Woman, Atomic Blonde and Cruella DeVille
Yesterday is already a dream and tomorrow is only a vision, but today well-lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope. – Sanskrit [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Buddy Moorehouse
Don’t fix the Green Oak Township roundabouts; rip them out
There have been some spectacular failures in Livingston County through the years, but the Green Oak Township roundabouts are certainly at the very top of that list. And now the [CLICK TO READ MORE]
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The Dad and Claire Listening Project
There are many decisions we make about our child’s future that we hope will bear positive fruit as they grow into adulthood, although we are usually left with a vague [CLICK TO READ MORE]
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Viewpoint: Critics of melting pot left stewing in their own juices
Once upon a time I considered my roots to be the ideal for the realization of the American dream. That was before Victim Politics blossomed like crabgrass on a country [CLICK TO READ MORE]