Life as Performance Art
My father would occasionally remind me that the older I got the better I would have to dress so I wouldn’t look like an old codger.Then he would point to someone and quietly add: “That fellow over there, he is…
Mike’s Musings: Opinion: It’s Time to Ban Cell Phones From Classrooms
Walk into almost any classroom in America today and you’ll see a familiar sight: heads tilted down, thumbs scrolling, students half-present as glowing screens command their attention. Teachers often joke that they’re competing with a device designed by some of…
Saugatuck boys collect second win, fall in districts
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorThe final week of the regular season got off to a good start for the Saugatuck boys basketball team.Hosting Sacred Heart Academy, the Trailblazers overcame a 15-point deficit in the first half to claim the 47-42 victory.The…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorNine LivesThe concurrence of cats voted mayors in more and more communities and Larry marking 15 years as Britain’s First Feline and Chief Mouser reeks of conspiracy.Nowhere is the West’s decline more clear than when pussy posses pounce…
Fire Horse Fat Tuesday fun
By Scott SullivanEditorSaugatuck celebrated Fat Tuesday and the start of the Lunar New Year (Year of the Fire Horse) in Mardi Gras fashion Feb. 17.Dry, near 50° weather greeted costumed participants in a Second Line Pub Crawl between five downtown…
Life as Performance Art
I watched a DVD of George Clooney’s 2005 film, “Good Night and Good Luck.” It’s as relevant now as it was two decades ago in theaters.It’s the story of American news (radio, print and television) Edward R. Murrow when he stood…
Mike’s Musings: A Moment Worth the Wait — Why the U.S. Hockey Gold Feels So Good
Sometimes a sports moment turns into something bigger than a medal — it becomes a balm for a weary national psyche, a reminder of resilience, pride and unbridled joy. That’s exactly what happened when Team USA’s men’s hockey team edged…
Partners pair in new catering venture
By Scott Sullivan Editor Isabel’s Market & Eatery has formed a new partnership with Brian and Candice Grant, owners of the Ivy House and other event venues in the Saugatuck-Holland area, to transition the 310 Blue Star Hwy., Douglas property…
Cow Hill on roll for charity
By Scott Sullivan Editor Cow Hill Yacht Club’s fourth annual Bowl-a-thon raised fun and funds for charity at Alley’s Sunday. Eight six-member teams showed off their kegler talents, or lack thereof, to knock down pins, beverages and pizza in an…
Mike’s Musings: Congressional net worth keeps riding and nothing is being done about it
For years, the public has watched members of Congress enter office with modest wealth and leave as millionaires. Lately there has been a lot of talk about Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s net worth soaring from o to $30,000,000 while holding office…
Life as Performance Art
On the whole, Wendell (not his real name) was a nice guy. He had good morals, was kind to his family and neighbors, worked hard, had tremendous brain power and many other admirable qualities.We were on a couple college faculty…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorEternal BosomI get no respect. Being in media I’m entitled to none. But at least, in the land of the free, I can mock politicians as they do me, elevating the discourse level. That’s why I’m heading for…
New owners share LakeVista vision
By Scott SullivanEditorBuying LakeVista Supervalu, the Saugatuck-Douglas area’s only full-service grocery store, seemed like Kismet for Pete Heinz and Darlene Bond.“We’d been dating for about a year and loved visiting here,” Darlene recalls. “On July 23, 2003 — my 40th…
Mike’s Musings: Why the U.S. Needs Voter ID
Few issues in American politics spark as much debate as election integrity. Yet beneath all the noise, there lies a straightforward truth: in a system built on trust, legitimacy, and the belief that every eligible vote counts, we should embrace…
Six more weeks?
So the groundhog didn’t see his shadow Monday, per myth meaning six more weeks of winter. We are Michiganders, we can handle it. Last weekend’s sunshine outbreak brought to light the beauty of downtown Saugatuck, as seen in Ted Swoboda’s…
New township park to get LCWM assist
By Scott SullivanEditorSaugatuck Township and the Land Conservancy of West Michigan have signed a memorandum of understanding by which conservancy will fund 5-percent, up to $200,000 of its costs to establish a new 119-acre Riverside Park and nature preserve on…
Saugatuck boys show improvement in loss to Martin
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorMARTIN—What a difference a month and a half can make.When the boys basketball teams from Saugatuck and Martin met in December, the Trailblazers were limited to 19 points as the Clippers rolled to a win.In the rematch…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorWho We AreI took a personality test and found out I had none.“You did once,” my wife said.It was too big a hassle. So I erased it.“Take the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and find one again,” she said.The MBTI…
Life as Performance Art
The other morning my favorite online news service reported that medicos have more or less concluded that drinking coffee is good for one’s health. It’s all the enzymes and nutrients that made a favorable impression on the researchers.For coffee drinkers,…
Mike’s Musings: Messing with your brain to fix tremors, my week in a fog
It’s been a week.Struggling with the cold and snow has been one thing, but last Tuesday I had an appointment for focus ultrasound on the brain and since then I have literally been in a fog.Now some readers might point…
