Little did anyone know, I am sure, in 1941 that the first real effort at creating a highway in Michigan – to bring workers to a bomber...

Crisis of confidence. That probably captures best what many in the state of Michigan are experiencing as we watch the drama unfolding...

Many months ago I had the opportunity to catch breakfast with Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard, which proved enlightening in terms...

Political columnist, author, presidential speechwriter (Nixon administration) and journalist William Safire (1929-2009) defines a...

My father, a senior production engineer with the General Motors company many decades ago, had two pieces of advice as I was thinking of...

One doesn't have to look to the national landscape to see what has given rise to the mavericks and political outsiders – on either side...

Over the last couple of election cycles, Downtown Publications has been extending the slate of offices for which we provide not only...

My column this month is more of a personal note – a departure from the normal political/ government topics I focus on in this space,...

We will all remember the Great Recession here in Michigan, which we are still digging ourselves out of in 2015. And, yes, despite the...

Upfront I need to explain that I have never been a fan of income redistribution, at the federal or state level, but I do feel that the...