State officials still haven’t decided whether they’ll give state employees their money back, or take the fight to the Supreme Court. Look for the decision early next week. And, by the way, the pot now exceeds $72 million.
I’m with Gov. Snyder on this one … Up until a few years ago, I wore a tie to work every day. It was proof, after all, that I was a professional. Then one day, for some reason, I began to suspect that I could do my job without the noose.
EAST LANSING — In case you think that fans of Red Cedar Elementary are at a loss for words over the possible closing of the school ... Scott Harrison, a dad who lives on Lilac Avenue, sent me 2,000-plus words on the subject.
Speaking of longevity, as I was in Friday’s column … Ninety-six-year-old Florence Drullinger emailed me — emailed! — to tell me the remarkable story of her durable family.
Let your mind wander back to 2004, when some flag purists claimed Gov. Jennifer Granholm was abusing the American flag by ordering a flag-lowering every time a Michigan G.I. died in combat ...
As the sad news of the demise of East Lansing’s excellent bookstore, Barnes & Noble spread, I heard three people say they loved the store and often went there … but rarely bought anything.
So, let me get this straight … If a working-class person says to an upper-class person, “You should pay the same income tax rate I pay,” that’s class warfare? But policies that drive the wedge that continues to bloat corporate profits and widen the gap between rich and poor ISN’T class warfare …?
According to ESPN, before Thursday night’s Tigers-Oakland A’s game — the Tigers first lost after a 12-game winning streak, Tigers manager Jim Leyland told reporters that he neither changed, nor washed, his underwear during the 12-game winning streak.
John Schneider, Columnist A native of Detroit, I've worked for the State Journal since January 1977, and became the Journal's daily metro columnist in 1988. Email me at: jschneider@lsj.com
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