Diversity is a richness, never a reason for exclusion – Pope Francis, 2021 Many white residents of Livingston County seem to feel that racism ended with the Civil Rights Movement. This might almost be true if your definition of racism focused on overt racism, like the “n-word” or burning crosses, while ignoring systemic racism and […]
First, let’s be clear. Football in America isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. It has over 75 years of brand awareness, and – in its formative years – developed a regional system that created regional rivals and loyal fan bases. The National Football League’s International Series will stage nine games this year in seven countries. With […]
Before Michigan’s Aug. 4 primary, I wrote that Trump’s threat to derail Michigan elections needed to be taken seriously. Fortunately, the primary went operated smoothly, but that doesn’t mean the threat has disappeared. Just because we didn’t see troops storming voting sites and carting away ballot boxes, or election monitors wreaking havoc the same way […]
It seems lieutenant governor hopeful Jay DeBoyer just couldn’t help himself. These days, GOP candidates aren’t supposed to admit they want to ban abortion. At least, not Republican candidates who want to win statewide in Michigan, and not where people can hear … or make surreptitious recordings that later make wind up in reporters’ inboxes. […]
Donald Trump’s promise to send American adults a $5,000 “Trump Dividend” if Republicans retain control of Congress deserves more than ridicule from Democrats. There are plenty of reasons to question the proposal. Trump has not provided a detailed mechanism for delivering the payments. Congress would have to act and Republicans themselves are divided over the […]
The Beatles told us: “All you need is love.” They were right, but along with love must come marriage. But marriage rates have plummeted, especially among young men. A Pulitzer Prize-worthy story by Sean Salai of The Washington Times crunches all the numbers. To say they are worrisome would be a vast understatement. – In […]
For more than 50 years, First Independence Bank has served Detroit communities that too often were overlooked by the broader financial system. We were founded on a simple belief: every family, entrepreneur and neighborhood deserves access to financial opportunity. Our work is deeply personal and mission-driven. It is the family purchasing its first home. It […]
Whether Lindsay Clancy eventually goes to prison or not doesn’t really matter. I’m not even sure she cares that much. Her life is over. But, as usual, society has split our opinions on this tragedy, even assigning partisanship and political ideology to the guilty or the innocent. That is a mistake. And we’re missing the […]
By The Black Conservative Federation The top 10 U.S. cities with the highest crime rates have all been run by Democrat leadership for decades, upwards of 60 years in some cases. Not only that, but the crime in each of these cities disproportionately impacts the Black community. The Democrats have failed to protect our friends, […]
Opinion | The election story no one is telling This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here by Andy Johnston, Bridge Michigan August 27, 2026 There have been a lot of stories […]