Monthly Archives: December 2009

Highlanders, Pirates girls get holiday wins

DEXTER — The Howell girls basketball team is on a winning streak. Link to originating site

Gretchen Voyle: Diligence can cure problem of moths

Q: What are these little moths flying around my kitchen? I have found spider-type webs in the pancake mix and in the corn meal. The moths are poor fliers, and I see them in other rooms occasionally. Link to originating site

Thanks for story mentioning activism

We wish to thank you for the Dec. 25 story by Frank Konkel about Wes Nakagiri of Hartland Township (“Health bill bitter pill for activists”). Link to originating site

Gene Policinski: Ironies beset our first freedoms in ’09

The five freedoms in the 45 words of the First Amendment are simple enough to list: religion, speech, press, assembly and petition. But in 2009, Americans once again found some unique, conflicting and at times ironic ways to interpret or apply those five basic rights. Link to originating site

Disqualification rule ought to get second look

When it comes to judges, no place does it quite like Michigan. Link to originating site

Tim Robinson: Get ready for three days of bowling

I’m going to do something, but I have to ask you for utmost secrecy on this. Link to originating site

Surge seals it — MSU finally pulls away from UTA

EAST LANSING — As tempests go, the storm that surrounded the MIchigan State basketball team dissipated quickly on Wednesday. Link to originating site

Pinckney boys, girls notch wins — Pirates play again today

CHELSEA — Their paths have been different this season, but the Pinckney boys and girls basketball programs got the results they wanted — victories — in the first day of the two-day Chelsea Holiday Basketball Tournament. Link to originating site

Public-private option would aid roadwork

The following editorial is reprinted from the Detroit Free Press, where it was first published. Link to originating site

Health-care deals may make you sick

If the Senate version of the health-care bill becomes law, some of the political bargains made may make you feel sick. If so, you might want to move to Nebraska. Link to originating site