I’m pro-union and blue collar at heart and come from a family with a long relationship with the auto industry and the UAW.
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Here’s my official statement: When I used the phrase “snail mail,” I meant to offend neither the snail, nor the mail.
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How much are you willing to pay for the convenience of a credit card?
Think about it, because you may soon have to put a dollar figure on it.
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As an experienced observer of seasonal movements on U.S. 127, I’m ready to say there were more mobile pre-fabs than ever participating in the north-south migration over the Memorial Day Weekend.
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I wish I could say I was thrilled, or enthralled, or bewitched, by the Michigan Opera Theatre’s production of “Carmen” at Wharton Center Thursday night.
But, alas, I cannot.
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I’ll admit it — I’m a child of the ‘60s. Yet, I’m a rule-follower, generally speaking.
That doesn’t mean, however, that I’m ready to walk down the aisle with them.
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Ah, Memorial Day weekend — the start of the cemetery-theft season.
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The first e-mail I opened Wednesday — from Judy Ferrigan of St. Johns:
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My tomato plants are in the ground, and if that casts aspersions on my judgement, so be it.
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