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Millages not an exact science[Nov. 16, 2006] Predicting what voters will do at the polls, despite what television pontificators claim, is nearly impossible.
By Patrick Hayes On the clock[Nov. 9, 2006] Most people have had the experience of being picked for a job before. You nervously prepare for an interview, meet the boss, try to describe your credentials and, if you have successfully piqued the company’s interest, you get hired. The next step, logically, is to throw a large party in your honor and proclaim your greatness to the company that hired you.
By Patrick Hayes
Election Fever[Nov. 2, 2006] About a month ago, our staff began mapping out our plan for election coverage. At the time, it was pretty exciting for me. I have covered a few elections already, but this upcoming election will be the biggest I have had to follow.
By Patrick Hayes
Don’t be divided[Oct. 19, 2006] In a move that should not be a surprise to people on either side of the Proposal 2 debate, both Ward Connerly and Jennifer Gratz, the two forces behind a ballot measure seeking to ban affirmative action , skipped a scheduled debate in Flint Tuesday night.
By Patrick Hayes
Candidate forum has good turnout[Oct. 12, 2006] Oftentimes, citizens are forced to step into a voting booth and choose a candidate based on nothing more than a colorful postcard dropped in their mailbox, touting the exploits of the smiling face plastered prominently on the advertisement.
By Patrick Hayes
Decline no surprise[Sep. 28, 2006] t doesn’t seem too long ago that the daily newspaper was a necessity in any informed household.
By Patrick Hayes
More retail on the way[Sep. 21, 2006] Last week, representatives from Meijer unveiled preliminary plans to develop a retail center and gas station at Baldwin and Holly roads. While there seemed to be a fair number of residents who spoke against the plans, many also expressed a desire to see the store settle in the township.
By Patrick Hayes
What we’ve lost[Sep. 14, 2006] As everybody who hasn’t been in a coma or living in a straw hut in Madagascar for the past five years knows, Monday marked the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorists’ attacks on our country.
By Jim Newell
I don’t mean to be random[Sep. 7, 2006] Sorry for the not very well thought out column this week, but in all honesty with my vacation nearing, I mentally checked out a day or two ago. There are, however, a few issues in the area right now that deserve some attention.
By Patrick Hayes
Crim is no joke[Aug. 31, 2006] Somehow last week, I became caught up in the hoopla of Crim festivities and decided that now was the time that, after many years of watching others from a distance, I become an active participant in one of the area’s signature events.
By Patrick Hayes
Idiot tries to ruin Buick Open[Aug. 10, 2006] Something about an apple rolling across the green
attempting to derail Tiger Woods’ putt on the 17th green Sunday evoked images of Shooter McGavin battling air-horns, drunks and beach balls as he tried to finish a round in the movie Happy Gilmore.
By Patrick Hayes
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