By Bob Franken Sick Humor — To be honest, I never realized that Mike Pence had such a wild sense of humor. I pegged him as more the “earnest” extremist, not such a kidder. Well, the laugh’s on me. Surely Pence was joking when he complained to conservative radio interviewer Hugh Hewitt about “name-calling.” The […]
By Patrick J. Buchanan At stake in 2016 is the White House, the Supreme Court, the Senate and, possibly, control of the House of Representatives. Hence, Republicans have a decision to make. Will they set aside political and personal feuds and come together to win in November, after which they can fight over the future […]
A statement by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, recently came to mind when I(along with my business the Muskegon Tribune) was viciously and unfairly attacked by Terry Sabo and his rogue staff and racist supporters including, William Synder, Jason Colella, Karyn Kraus Moulatsiotis, Zak Anderson(who later apologized) and others. Justice Thomas said the following: “This […]
By Ronald “Lee” Grasmeyer I plan to run for several reasons, the first being that I believe we’re ready for a change in leadership. I also firmly believe in the Sheriff’s responsibility to enforce laws and oversee the administration of county tax dollars and personnel. As a small business owner with law enforcement and military […]
Wednesday was the best night of Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Joe Biden, Tim Kaine and Barack Obama testified to her greatness and goodness and readiness to be president. And all saw in the Republican Convention in Cleveland a festival of darkness and dystopia. Nor is this unusual. For, as the saying goes, the ins “point with […]
By Tammy Derouin The United States was founded on freedom; the belief that man should live free. We the people are not subjects or the property of the state. A system of government, of the people, by the people and for the people was created by our founding fathers. The law would no longer be […]
Donald Trump insulted Ted Cruz’s wife by sending out an unflattering photo of her over twitter. A twitter account that has millions of followers. Trump also implied that Cruz’s father was involved in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Of course, in true Trump fashion he presented no evidence. During last week’s GOP convention […]
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 […]