I’ve been writing newspaper columns in Livingston County for going on 30 years now, and like many newspaper columnists, I’ve tried to use my soapbox to advocate for some causes that I feel are truly important. Some columnists use their positions to push for things like social justice or ending world poverty or putting...
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I don’t like to brag, mind you, but I feel compelled to tell you a story that illustrates why I’m the greatest dad in the whole entire world. My daughter Amelia turned 13 on Friday (yes, 13!), and to usher in her teenage years, she decided that she wanted to go to Cedar Point....
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In the 71-year history of Little League, the most dominant team of all time was the 1959 Hamtramck, Mich., team that steamrolled its way to the Little League World Series championship. In 13 tournament games that year, the boys from Michigan gave up just two runs. In the three games they played in the...
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“Yes, I am a pirate, two hundred years too late The cannons don’t thunder, there’s nothing to plunder I’m an over-forty victim of fate. Arriving too late, arriving too late.” –      Jimmy Buffett, “A Pirate Looks at 40” Jimmy Buffett wrote that song back in 1974 about a friend of his. It’s the bittersweet...
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So my big project for this summer was to build a vegetable garden for my wife. For some guys, building a vegetable garden might be a four-hour affair. For me, it took most of the summer. All so that my wife could grow a bunch of food that’s really, really good for me, but...
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Our night at the Fowlerville Family Fair began last Monday as we pulled into the parking lot and began looking for a spot. It was crowded. Really crowded. So crowded that when we finally found a spot to park, I’m pretty sure we were in Webberville, or maybe even Williamston. We were definitely more...
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High fives and low fives: Five best things about summer in Livingston County: 1. The Fowlerville Fair. 2. Biking on the Lakelands Trail. 3. The Fourth of July fireworks in Fowlerville. 4. Swimming at Silver Lake. 5. Concerts at the Courthouse. Five things that have never been said by anyone at any time: 1....
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The Fowlerville Fair is in full swing this week, and I’m geeked about it. This will be the 124th edition of the fair, and I’m pretty sure that I’ve been to about 118 or so of them. I love the fair. What I DON’T particularly like is that these last few years, they kept...
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