County teams make history — Squads hope to follow up five wins with another sweep

You could make the case that last week’s season openers might be a hard act to follow for Livingston County teams.

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Cheers for courage to remove statue

Added thank you to Mayor Ricci Bandkau, Mayor Pro Tem Jim Bohn and Councilmembers Chad Cooper and Larry Schillinger for the courage of their vote to remove the Ugly Naked Guy from its location.

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Why is statue now suddenly an issue?

How ironic that the sculpture at the Mill Pond is named “Decision Pending” as the fate of its location is pending on the decision of the city of Brighton leadership. The sculpture has been the highlight of the Brighton Biennial art exhibition for the past four years. It is the most-photographed and talked-about piece of art in Brighton. It is interesting that all of the sudden the location is an issue.

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Phil Power: Mich. needs strategic focus

We’re about to enter the frenzied homestretch of what is certain to be a bitterly contested political contest, right down to Election Day.

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State offers motorists a park bargain

This editorial is reprinted from the Detroit Free Press where it was first published.

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Gretchen Voyle: Bulbs on spruces are signs of insects

Q: I have several nice blue spruces. However, this year, something weird happened to them. They made brown cones on the tip end of the sideward-growing branches. They are just on the ends of about a quarter of the tree. These trees are about 6 feet tall, and this is the first time they ever made cones. Why do the cones have what looks like needles sticking out of them?

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Five practices that threaten food safety

On NPR radio news the other morning, I heard them say that the head of the federal Food and Drug Administration said, “We don’t know how salmonella got into the eggs.” I know because I read an article by Dr. Shiv Chopra, former researcher with Health Canada (like the U.S. FDA). It’s pretty obvious that factory farming practices are harmful to our food and us. Get rid of five harmful practices and these incidents will be rare:

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Al Neuharth: Anniversary for rules ‘according to Hoyle’

More of us try to live according to rules — at home, at work, at school and especially at play. Some of us don’t know exactly where the idea of rules came from, but many or most adults say it’s “according to Hoyle.”

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Mich. needs leadership, not cheap shots

With the top of their tickets now firmly in place, Republican businessman Rick Snyder and Democratic Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero can get down to the job of campaigning to be Michigan’s next governor.

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Glads soccer falls, Hartland spikers win

Glads soccer blanked by Lansing Eastern

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