Just think, winter is half over!

Usually by this time of the year I have hand-shoveled, oh, about a million feet of snow off my driveway and the sidewalk in front of and past my crappy old house. I mean, come on, it is mid January in Michigan — the Winter Wonderland State, we have snow. Not so much this winter […]

I am depressed. I didn’t win the Powerball

You have assumed correctly, yes, I did not win the Powerball last week as I am still writing and newspapering. That said, I had my hopes way up high, positive good luck and fortune would smile heavily upon my tickets. Alas, t’was not to be. No setting up foundations to help those in need. No […]

Guilty until proven innocent in Michigan?

Those who read me regularly, or who know me, know I write from the heart. I feel. I try to be impartial. I hear, I see, I read, I listen and I process. You may not know that sometimes I process for a lo-o-o-o-ng time. You probably don’t know I only spend about an hour […]

DNA links father to son and son to father?

I never gave much thought to the scientific study of how particular qualities or traits are transmitted from parents to offspring. Well, never is a long time, I will say until I became a father I never gave it much thought. Needless to say, deep contemplation on that subject (nor really any other) did not […]

How to woo the gals on Valentine’s Day

Ah, February. Groundhogs, ice, snow and hearts of red, Valentine’s Day. To all, tell the ones you love that you love them. And, if you really want to spice up your Valentine’s conversations, here are some topics to discuss. Romantic Interludes Out-of-DoorsIt is the middle of February, but you and your loved one can still […]

Midwifery is her lifery

I have a great job. I find most people interesting. I mean, we all have our stories, our pasts, our dreams and everything when mixed together makes us uniquely interesting. And, then there are some folks I find intriguing. One such person is Clarkston’s Wendy Pinter, 41. Pinter, mom to three, United States Navy Reservist […]

Don’t Rush Me: Midwifery is her lifery

By Don Rush I have a great job. I find most people interesting. I mean, we all have our stories, our pasts, our dreams and everything when mixed together makes us uniquely interesting. And, then there are some folks I find intriguing. One such person is Clarkston’s Wendy Pinter, 41. Pinter, mom to three, United […]

So, how does ‘the media? influence kids?

I am working on, and I have to admit it, an extremely AWESOME column for next week (the first week in March). It is so spectacularly wonderful, I started it yesterday but it won’t be ready ‘til after this week’s deadline. So, instead of giving you something slipshod like, hurried together to meet deadline, I […]