Opinion
Long-term jobless benefits change
For many years, Michigan has experienced an employment crisis. The collapse of the state’s manufacturing giants had a ripple effect that touched every industry in ... Read more
Anthony deserves more than $1 coin
This is the month of birthdays. There is Lincoln, Washington and Anthony. Now I know that you appropriately celebrate all of these birthdays. Our country ... Read more
Do-nothing Congress deters lobbying
My wife, Sue, and son, Jordan, flew to California for David and Inna Sayre’s wedding, so I got to read the Los Angeles Times, The ... Read more
Madonna swallowed up by own commercial
Who else but Her Madge-sty, Michigan Material Mom Madonna, could at 53 put the queen of commercials before the all-time eyeball record of 111.3 million ... Read more
The story of Nov. 11
A few weeks ago I wrote about the attempt to change the calendar to all Mondays or weekend holidays and I mentioned the change of ... Read more
Letters to the Editor
Vote O’Brien for change
To the editor: Thank you for your coverage of Mike O’Brien, the Democratic candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, running against presumed nominee Fred Upton ... Read more
Support Michigan workers
To the editor: Thousands of domestic energy production jobs could be cut if Congress does not extend the Production Tax Credit, which helps the private ... Read more
Spend money on roads
To the editor: My recent letter to the editor noted Cass County had $23 million of unrestricted fund balances available for any desired purposes of ... Read more
Clarifying the county audit
To the editor, Recently, a letter to the editor appeared in our Leader Publications papers referring to the recent Cass County audit. In the letter ... Read more
EHS musical a hit
The EHS spring musical was a great success! Their production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” was one of the best high school productions ... Read more
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