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What rain?
[Sep. 18, 2008] If you happened to be out and about last Saturday you just might have been wearing a poncho and carrying an umbrella. By Mike Arnholt

Adequate progress?
[Sep. 11, 2008] School districts across the state recently got their report cards on their Adequate Yearly Progress — a way of measuring progress of the federal No Child Left Behind Act. By Mike Arnholt

In praise of patience
[Sep. 4, 2008] They’re gonna try again to work out an equitable payment plan for the property owners in the annexation area at the M-24/I-69 intersection. By Mike Arnholt

Great job
[Aug. 21, 2008] It’s been said before, but it’s still well worth mentioning. By Mike Arnholt

Changing times
[Aug. 7, 2008] With Tuesday night’s primary came some interesting upsets in Lapeer County. By Mike Arnholt

What’s on the ballot
[Jul. 31, 2008] Voters will go to the polls next Tuesday to make some important decisions. By Mike Arnholt

Standing still not an option
[Jul. 24, 2008] A couple of items are worth noting this week. By Mike Arnholt

A ‘yes’ for Suncrest
[Jul. 17, 2008] There are a lot of things that the people of Lapeer County can be proud of, but one of the more significants ones — for all of us — is the Lapeer County Medical Care Facility, better known as Suncrest. By Mike Arnholt

Guest VIEWpoint -- Let’s invest in our kids
[Jul. 10, 2008] Law enforcement leaders want kids to stay in school because we know, through our professional experience and through research that high school graduates are less likely to turn to crime. By Byron Konschuh and David Leyton

Decision making ...
[Jul. 3, 2008] I respect the intent of City Commissioner A. Wayne Bennett’s proposal that they put the names of all 10 potential appointees to the city commission into a hat Monday night and draw one out. That would have been even-handed. It would have given everyone an equal chance. By Mike Arnholt

The summer job
[Jun. 19, 2008] It's likely not the best of times for the economy, but that may make this suggestion even that much more important. Hire a kid this summer. Put a teen to work. By Mike Arnholt

On cancer...
[Jun. 12, 2008] It’s been about seven months now, since I first suspected that the cancer I thought I’d conquered eight years ago, let me know that it was back. By Mike Arnholt

It’s too late, baby ...
[Jun. 5, 2008] I know it’s not really a ton of money, but the news from upstate New York this week was that the $100 million Woodstock museum was now open. By Mike Arnholt

They’re close ...
[May 22, 2008] Call it perseverance, diligence, focus or the unwillingness to let an ostensibly good idea go down the drain. It appears that a dozen or so property owners and officials at Lapeer city hall have a bit of all that in them, which is a good thing. By Mike Arnholt