Category Archives: News and politics

   How does one seque from Tom Friedman to Sarah Palin?  Don’t know, but I’m about to find out.   Our Econ Club (SW MI Speakers’ Bureau) had Tom Friedman as our guest Tuesday night of this week.  He discussed his … Continue reading →

He who does not economize will have to agonize.  ~Confucius        I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about money, but lately it seems impossible not to.  Are we not, after all, reading about it every day?  Our … Continue reading →

It was no surprise to see Michigan posted as a "blue" state;  it typically is.  What WAS a surprise was seeing my small, rural county go blue, too.   It’s the first time since 1964 (LBJ) that the county voted Democrat.  … Continue reading →

..and I hope you did, too.   The lines were long this morning, although not discouragingly so.  It took me a little over 30 minutes to cast my ballot.  The machine broke while I was there, so we had to put … Continue reading →

Not really.  I can’t remember an election year that has been this interesting.  So that’s the positive!   The negative is the conventions.  When did they become merely love fests?   I’m thinking back to those exciting days when the candidates were … Continue reading →