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Blue Star

Blue Star

Editorial StaffJun 18, 20254 min read

By Scott SullivanEditorAge of AnxietyMy wife’s pit bull wears three collars. “WTF?” I asked her.“You bought him the pink one with cartoon bones on it,” she said. “The black is a thunder collar to calm him down during storms. The…

Life as Performance Art

Life as Performance Art

Editorial StaffJun 18, 20257 min read

   Earlier this month a longtime friend sent me one of his favorite quotes from Ecclesiastes: “Whoever increases knowledge increases sorrow.”  He added a modern refrain: “And spikes our anxiety.”  I thought about it the next morning when I went…

Mike’s Musings: Moving woes, why do I keep doing it?

Mike’s Musings: Moving woes, why do I keep doing it?

Editorial StaffJun 18, 20253 min read

For some reason I feel the need to move from one house to another, or one office to another, every few years. This time my fiancé and I, decided to move from our condo to a house on an acre…

Out and About: Flag Day, blood drive, and language

Out and About: Flag Day, blood drive, and language

Editorial StaffJun 13, 20253 min read

This Saturday, June 14, is Flag Day. Every year, American Legion Post #170 gets together with the BPOE Lodge #1248 to celebrate Flag Day. This year the event will take place at the Elks Lodge at 4 PM. The Elks…

May I Walk with You? HOLINESS IS A LIFESTYLE

May I Walk with You? HOLINESS IS A LIFESTYLE

Editorial StaffJun 13, 20253 min read

Christianity is more than the Nicene Creed or a set of commonly held beliefs. Holiness is a lifestyle. In the time of the Apostles, when Christianity was just getting started, maybe even before the followers of Jesus we called Christians,…

Blue Star

Blue Star

Editorial StaffJun 11, 20253 min read

By Scott SullivanEditorWe’re No. 119Great news! The latest clickbait poll — this by Careerminds — ranks Saugatuck No. 119 among U.S. spots to micro-retire, i.e. take timeout before you burnout.Tell the boss to shove it, grab your foam rubber fingers…

Life as Performance Art

Life as Performance Art

Editorial StaffJun 11, 20256 min read

    Over the past three decades and a sprinkling of years I have been fortunate to know a now-retired professor of mathematics at a small university here in Michigan.  Someone once said, “Math is just numbers,” but the subject is…

Mike’s Musings: My Father My Hero

Mike’s Musings: My Father My Hero

Editorial StaffJun 11, 20253 min read

(I wrote this a few years ago but wanted share it again. Heck I might share this column over and over for years to come. The man meant so much to me)This week I give pause to reflect on my…

Out and About: Laundry, Water Festival, and facts

Out and About: Laundry, Water Festival, and facts

Editorial StaffJun 6, 20253 min read

“Believe nothing that you hear, and only one half that you see.” -Edgar Allan PoeI have a very curious mind. Lately, I’ve been wondering about what happens in the dryer when you dry a load of laundry. After each drying…

May I Walk with You? PEANUTS

May I Walk with You? PEANUTS

Editorial StaffJun 6, 20252 min read

I don’t know anyone who has not enjoyed the Peanuts comic strip by Charles Schultz, but did you know what the Charlie Schultz Philosophy is? It was shared by a friend with the Exodus 90 group at dinner. It is…

Blue Star

Blue Star

Editorial StaffJun 4, 20254 min read

By Scott SullivanEditorSplashFlorida man Timothy Schulz kicked off Memorial Day taking a dip in a lake full of alligators, got bit, emerged bleeding, grabbed garden shears, tried breaking into a car with a brick, failed, ran at police with the…

Life as Performance Art

Life as Performance Art

Editorial StaffJun 4, 20256 min read

   Growing up, we had the usual generational divides in our home.  When my parents were born, they were included as part of the Silent Generation who lived through the Spanish Flu, Roaring Twenties, Great Depression, World War Two.  Right…

Mike’s Musings: Emphasis on education in 2026 election

Mike’s Musings: Emphasis on education in 2026 election

Editorial StaffJun 4, 20255 min read

Rick Snyder’s Vision for Education: A Bold Step for the 2026 ElectionChampioning the Future of LearningIn the rapidly shifting landscapes of politics and policy, it is rare to encounter a leader who prioritizes the foundational pillars of society—education being chief…

May I Walk with You? FATHER’S WILL

May I Walk with You? FATHER’S WILL

Editorial StaffMay 30, 20252 min read

There seems to be some opposing ideas concerning how much assurance we can have about our final destination after death. Some people say that we can have no assurance at all about going to heaven, while others say that no…

Blue Star

Blue Star

Editorial StaffMay 28, 20254 min read

By Scott SullivanEditorIn the NavyPolice seek a suspect who smashed a car with a baseball bat last week near the Wyandotte Big Boy. The restaurant sculpture was too busy hoisting a burger to give a positive ID on him.FOX 2…

Mike’s Musings: Biden’s health problems should have been revealed to public

Mike’s Musings: Biden’s health problems should have been revealed to public

Editorial StaffMay 28, 20253 min read

So, we are now hearing what many of us have suspected for a long time. President Biden’s term in office was marred with health problems too the point that for much of his presidency his closest advisors were acting as…

Life as Performance Art

Life as Performance Art

Editorial StaffMay 28, 20254 min read

In 1700 King Louis XIV of France, had 498 people preparing his meals, per historian Matt Ridley. This would have included chefs, sous chefs and their assistants; bakers, butchers and a crew who kept ovens stoked.Add to that the cleanup…

HISTORICAL NOTEBOOK

Editorial StaffMay 23, 20254 min read

By Frank Passic ALBION’S FIRST DECORATION DAY Decoration Day, as it was originally called, was once a major event in our community to decorate the graves of Union Soldiers that had served in the Civil War. The local Post No.…

Out and About: Hospitalization, Memorial Day, and communicating

Out and About: Hospitalization, Memorial Day, and communicating

Editorial StaffMay 23, 20253 min read

On Saturday, May 10, I missed the bottom step coming out of my sister’s house and kissed the concrete driveway. The laundry basket didn’t break my fall, because I had thrown it out of the way. This quick action saved…

May I Walk with You? SIN IS EVERYWHERE

May I Walk with You? SIN IS EVERYWHERE

Editorial StaffMay 23, 20253 min read

As I have been reading about holiness and what it means to live a truly Christian life one fact keep popping up. Even though we are created good by God and strive to live holy lives, we re-main sinners. Even…