"You said it" is a new online reader-opinion driven forum, where you can speak up and let your voice be heard on a given topic. This week's topic is local shopping. Please answer the following … 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

Imagine this. You are sitting on the floor with a group of 20 other people. For dinner all you have to eat is a bowl of rice, contaminated with bugs, that must be shared with the rest of your group. Fifteen feet away, there is a trio of people sitting at a table with a smorgasbord of delectable food, and servers are delivering their every desire. more

One of my fondest memories over the last decade is of the spring and summer months of 2004, when the Detroit Pistons won the NBA championship. For about 20-30 friends and me, the Pistons’ playoff games meant one thing — Pistons parties at my aunt and uncle’s garage. We’d surround the big screen, shout, chant and take part in ritualistic activities that we believed helped will the Pistons to many victories. more

Neil Abercrombie, Congressman for Hawaii’s First District, put forth an interesting resolution this week in Congress. Actually, it shouldn’t have been interesting at all. It was simply a … more

While campaigning in Florida, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich declared that by the end of his second term as president, he would have an established base on the moon. Putting … more

You said it is an online opinion forum for the readers of "The Arenac County Independent." Each week, a question is posted online and the best answers posted below it are published in The … more

very year, every game when an ace steps onto the mound, there’s a discussion of some sort — on TV, on the radio, in someone’s podcast, in a newspaper column — about who is the best. We may not always hear it or see it, but in today’s 24-7 sports media world, it’s safe to say it happens. more

The Saginaw-Chippewa Indian Tribe is mulling over applications for two-percent revenue sharing for the second time this year, making it obvious that the casino going up in Standish Township was not only exciting, but also beneficial. more

Editor, In 20 of the last 28 years, we have been ruled by a Republican administration. Regan gave us Reaganomics, or the trickle-down economy. Give big business and the rich tax breaks and … more