Kinds and Colors of Loss and Grief: Problems of Unity Without Justice PART 1: As the country passes thru this period of dangerous and difficult times and of declared shared loss and shared grief, it is important that we not find ourselves joining conversations and embracing policies that diminish or dismiss our own loss and grief, indict […]
Letter to Editor August 2 is a very important date in Muskegon County history – it is the day a senior services millage is on the ballot to provide vital local funding for aging adults. There are almost 36,000 Muskegon County residents over the age of 60 who need access to wellness services. The older population in […]
I have volunteered for Sean Mullally’s campaign twice. One of those two times were to march with him in Heights Festival in the Park parade. The event was a fun, friendly, and new experience for me, but now a malicious rumor is being spread claiming that the black people who volunteered to march in the […]
Vigorous Campaigning Healthy for Democracy! Please accept my apology and explanation if any voters were offended or confused by my letter posted in the Muskegon Tribune last week comparing the records of Sean Mullally and Terry Sabo for the 92nd District State of Michigan House representative seat. Three complaints I heard were that it was race baiting, confusing, […]
By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN “Her mind is shot.” That was the crisp diagnosis of Donald Trump on hearing the opinion of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the possibility he might become president. It all began with an interview last week when the justice was asked for her thoughts on a Trump presidency. Ginsburg went on […]
Shooting at the Constitution By Bob Franken Before I’m finished with this commentary, I will have incensed nearly everyone. It’s about guns. So let the fury begin: If I had my way, private ownership would be eliminated — no pistols, no rifles, certainly no assault weapons, except in the hands of the military and law […]
Guest Columnist: Sean Mullally Clear Choice for the 92nd Local voters have a big choice to make on Aug. 2nd for 92nd District State Representative. Two candidates, Sean Mullally and Terry Sabo show very different character and job performance. Terry Sabo makes promises that he should know his office has no authority to keep. Like his promise […]
Is Hillary Morally Unfit to Be President? Does Hillary Clinton possess the integrity and honesty to be president of the United States? Or are those quaint and irrelevant considerations in electing a head of state in 21st-century America? These are the questions put on the table by the report from FBI Director James Comey on […]
THE BOB FRANKEN COLUMN By Bob Franken Brexit Exit —Millions of Brits are petitioning for another referendum, a chance to reconsider their majority decision to exit the European Union. It seems that so many of those who cast their ballots to leave now admit that they hadn’t the slightest idea what the issue was all […]
Police, Oppression and Trauma: Learning to Live and Resist in America Dr. Maulana Karenga It is good to rebel; it is right to revolt; and it is morally compelling to confront and resist evil, injustice and oppression in all their forms wherever and whenever we find them. And it is good to confront evil, injustice and […]