Everyone who reads my column weekly knows that I love sports. I love to watch sports, read about sports, and talk about sports. more

More and more these days I feel like common courtesy is being lost in our society. more

There are so many supposedly great movies that are coming out this summer. Critics tell me “Don’t wait!” or that I “Have got to see this!” but I ignore the hype. In fact, going to movie … more

Everyone has a favorite part of the Christmas season. For some, it’s canvassing the neighborhood... more

In Malcolm Gladwell’s book Blink, psychologists and researchers claim, and back up their claims, that most of the times when people make judgments on thin slicing, which is basically using … more

Let’s clean up those illegal trash sites There is a new state wide volunteer group that has formed to clean up public lands. I am the volunteer representative responsible for suggesting sites … more

I was never big in politics growing up. Sure, I listened to parts of debates and knew whose policies I agreed with when it came to candidates, but I never cared much about the final results as long … more

The Detroit Lions got the 2007 season off to a hot start by going 6-2 in their first eight games. That would conclude the excitement for Lions’ fans for the remainder of the season as they finished 7-9, missing the playoffs and quarterback Jon Kitna’s prediction of at least ten wins season entirely. more

How many times have you gone to a movie or performance and had to put up with people talking, checking their phones or just being obnoxious the entire time? A lot? Chances are, people have … more

About a year ago, Pete Fabbri, a West Branch business owner, set out on a mission to attempt to have a film shot in Ogemaw County. Since then, the West Branch Film Authority has had several workshops … more