Muskegon Clipper’s Play at Home Tonight Muskegon County – Muskegon’s summer collegiate baseball team, the Muskegon Clippers wili face Holland tonight at 7:00pm at historic Marsh Field. The Muskegon Clippers games feature full food and beverage concessions including beer, team gear and merchandise sales, special promotional nights, on field games between innings, music and crowd […]
Veterans Museum to Host Vietnam Discussion Muskegon County – The USS LST 393 Veterans Museum is hosting a hearty discussion and exploration tonight on the US experience in Vietnam (1947-1975). The discussion will take place from 6:00-7:30pm, Topics will include Prelude-French Indo-China, 1954 United Nations Partition, Domino Theory, US Nation Building and the 1964 Tonkin […]
Trump Keeps Distance in GOP Platform Fight on Gay Rights JEREMY W. PETERS CLEVELAND — Same-sex marriage and transgender rights are emerging as points of serious strain between social conservatives and moderates who are trying to shape the Republican platform, reviving a festering cultural dispute as thousands of party activists and delegates prepare for their […]
Marijuana use Dampens Brain’s Response to Reward Over Time ANN ARBOR—Most people would get a little ‘rush’ out of the idea that they’re about to win some money. In fact, if you could look into their brain at that very moment, you’d see lots of activity in the part of the brain that responds to rewards. But […]
Cries for Unity Are Ill-Suited To Divisive 2016 Candidates PATRICK HEALY Giovanni Russonello contributed reporting. No moment in the 2016 presidential campaign has cried out more for a unifying candidate than the police shootings of two black men last week and the ensuing national uproar, followed by the shocking sniper ambush that killed five police […]
Port City Princess offering Sunset Cruise tonight Muskegon County – Tonight from 7:00-9:00pm, the Port City Princess is offering a beautiful Sunset Cruise! Unwind from the busy weekend with a nice leisurely evening on the lake. The cost is $25 and reservations can be made by calling 231-728-8387 or at www.PortCityPrincess.com. Docking is located at […]
Deputy Sheriff receives 2016 Peace Officer Award (MTN) -Muskegon County Deputy Sheriff Tom Schmidt received the Peace Officer of the Year Award from the Michigan Chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) on Saturday, June 25, for saving lives at a high school basketball game in Muskegon in February. Officer Schmidt was serving on a […]
Clinton Rejects FBI Claim That She Was ‘Careless’ With Emails ALAN RAPPEPORT Hillary Clinton on Friday rejected the FBI’s assertion that she had been “extremely careless” with classified material as secretary of state, offering her first public comments on the matter since the Justice Department closed its inquiry without bringing charges against her this week. […]
SENIOR NEWS LINE By Matilda Charles Working Past Age 60 “Women Still at Work: Professionals Over Sixty and On the Job,” by Elizabeth F. Fideler, explores why senior women are still working and what happens when we do. Fideler gathered her research from both surveys and in-depth interviews, comparing generations, economic climates and preferences. Why […]
Shootings Further Divide a Nation Torn Over Race TIMOTHY WILLIAMS and MICHAEL WINES Daniel Victor contributed reporting. The week started with scenes from a cellphone video of an African-American man lying on the ground being fatally shot by a Louisiana police officer, and an astonishing Facebook Live feed of a woman in Minnesota narrating after […]