I’m not a gun nut. Honest! I own rifles and shotguns. But to me, guns are purely a means by which to hunt.
So, I feel a little uncomfortable saying this, but the existence of gun-free zones flies in the face of logic.
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Apropos of my recent blog about cruelty toward animals always causing more of an outcry than cruelty toward humans comes this e-mail from Michael Williams of Lansing:
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Last week, after Gov. Rick Snyder, in his State of the State speech, knocked the wind out of grocery shoppers by proposing repeal of the item-pricing/scanner law, I put a call in to the champion of the law, Frank J. Kelley.
Continue reading "Kelley at 86: “I’m not for sale, and never have been.”" »
Jack Stucko saw a recent TV news story about a local community spending a $50,000 government grant — remember, that’s your money and mine — for a “green” municipal lighting system.
But don’t worry. The system will pay for itself — in 70 years.
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From where I sit, I can’t help but notice that the abuse of animals almost always causes a stronger public reaction than the abuse of people.
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It came from left field — Gov. Rick Snyder’s State of the State proposal to eliminate the state law that requires retailers to put price labels on individual items.
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I just don’t get the whole “tribute band” thing.
“Rain” (at MSU Wharton Center Jan. 30) is four guys who sort of look like The Beatles and dress like The Beatles, singing Beatles songs in imitation Beatles voices.
Why?
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