Life as Performance Art
According to physicians, therapists, pollsters and others, we are sadder than in the past. We smile less and feel gloomier, leaving many without much hope or enthusiasm for the future.In fact, about one in four, or some two billion people,…
Mike’s Musings: Is insurance claim worth chopping your feet off?
In the midst of all the drama many of us experience I thought I’d write about an unusual story, actually better words would be strange and bizarre, that comes from the Ozarks in Missouri.Here’s the setup:A man wanted to cash…
Girls postseason events set MHSAA attendance record
A record number of spectators at girls postseason events during the 2023-24 school year pushed Michigan High School Athletic Association attendance past 1.4 million fans for the second straight, with the total of 471,651 spectators for girls competitions.The previous all-time…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorMovingIt was time to downsize. Add keepsakes from my 69 years, my parents, their parents, my wife and daughter … It is daunting deciding what stays, what goes.Each photo and handwritten note was a talisman. I dwelt on…
Laketown may flip to Mersman as manager
By Jim HaydenCorrespondentWith Al Meshkin retired as of Jan. 3, Laketown Township is without a manager. The board at a special meeting Dec. 30 put contract negotiations for a new one on hold until Jan. 8.In the absence of a…
Mike’s Musings: Congress should not ban TikTok
There has been a new push in Congress to out right ban or heavily regulate TikTok. I’m neither a user nor am I fan of social media in general. However, to ban or heavily regulate the most popular social media…
Life as Performance Art
What was once known as suicide has been renamed by some “Assisted dying.” Both terms make me uncomfortable.Western culture has long abhorred suicide. The ancient Romans considered it a serious offense against the person, their family and the empire. If…
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By Scott SullivanEditorMaking WayFor Christmas my head exploded. An abscess between my left eye and brain threatened both and hurt like hell till they gave me morphine. Then I could even endure Ohio State winning in football as much as…
Mike’s Musings: Dose of DOGE needed to curb government spending
Maybe DOGE has a good thing going. DOGE, the acronym for Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency headed by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, has been charged with eliminating waste and inefficiency at the federal government level.I have been a…
Life as Performance Art
‘Twas a week before Christmas and all the preparations were done. Well, almost.The Nativity creche Pat received as a child is in place on the fireplace mantle. It is always the first decoration to go up and the last to…
Saugatuck boys drop two games
The Saugatuck boys basketball team heads to Christmas break with a 2-6 record following a pair of losses last week.The Trailblazers dropped a 59-30 decision at home to Bridgman on Tuesday, Dec. 17, before suffering a 53-42 road loss at…
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By Scott SullivanEditorBurnt by Unlearnt“We learn from history that we don’t learn from history,” German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel wrote in 1837. Less than a century later Adolf Hitler was führer there.We learned the same nothing here last year…
2024: What a year it was
By Scott SullivanEditor How have we survived 2024? Some of us with aplomb, others might prefer a bomb. Our annual Year in Review: JanuarySaugatuck High School thespians will present Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” on midwinter nights Jan. 19-21.Saugatuck City…
Next Laketown manager still unsure
By Jim HaydenCorrespondent A special Laketown Township Board meeting scheduled for Dec. 17 had to be canceled due to a lack of quorum. No new special meeting date has been announced, leaving the township with the chance of having no…
Mike’s Musings: Those that gave deserve praise and accolades
Don’t tell me people are inherently stingy and rude. Because what I witnessed this holiday season was just the opposite. As many of you know we had our Christmas Wish Fund in December, like we have done for many years…
Life as Performance Art
‘Twas a week before Christmas and all the preparations were done. Well, almost.The Nativity creche Pat received as a child is in place on the fireplace mantle. It is always the first decoration to go up and the last to…
Fast start propels Trailblazers past Clippers
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorMARTIN—Start strong and then hold on.That was the formula the Saugatuck boys basketball team used to secure a 43-36 SAC divisional win over Martin on Friday, Dec. 13.The Trailblazers, who improved to 2-4 overall, led 12-0 after…
Sand slide
Looked like a green Christmas for Saugatuck’s Oval Beach and surrounding environs last week, but weather forecasters were anything but unanimous. Whatever the elements bring, here’s a wish days and nights will be bright for us all. (Photo by Scott…
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By Scott SullivanEditorChristmas BirdsCivilized wildlife abounds in these parts, especially with Christmas coming. Hence a Tri-Community Wildlife Committee was born to save us from their/our excesses.The Australian outback saw a similar fate after World War I “soldier settlers” were incentivized…
Douglas OKs $285K start of Ferry fix
By Scott SullivanEditorDouglas City Council Monday approved spending $285,337 for water main, sewer and surface restoration on now-closed Ferry Street.That will cover Douglas’s sole responsibility in the two-pronged project to reopen the key north-south link to homes and tourist attraction…
