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Legislators should learn lesson from '60s

By James Tatum · Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012

February is not only noted as Black History Month, but it has been a month full of victories for the civil rights movement of our time.

Detroit Red Wings are hot

By Jimmy King · Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012

The Detroit Red Wings are the hottest team in hockey right now. This is an undeniable fact. The Wings are boasting the NHL’s best record, picking up significant accolades along the way. A week ago, the Wings had a record 21-straight wins at home.

Banks not accountable for housing crisis

By Clement Daly · Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012

Earlier this month, the Obama administration brokered a multi-billion-dollar settlement between 49 state attorneys general and five major US banks over widespread fraud in the rush to foreclose on millions of American homeowners after the housing bubble burst. The five banks – Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Wells Fargo and Ally Financial – will be granted immunity from future prosecution in exchange for some $6 billion in cash and approximately $25 billion more to be paid over three years to the states and federal government for mortgage modifications. In the mania of the housing boom, the banks issued a flood of mortgages under misleading terms, which were bundled with complex financial instruments and quickly sold off to other investors.

Substandard MEAP scores spur solutions to school reform

By Chris Hoitash · Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012

Education is important. If you’ve bothered to read my ramblings, you probably know I believe that.

America turns inward: Results require reflection

By Patrick Seick · Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012

Nothing is more interesting than listening to two people discuss the multiplicity of conundrums facing international politics today.

Incorrectly cast GOP candidates cause confusion

By Neil Weinberg · Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012

It finally dawned on me, and now I can’t remember what everything looked like before. I know why the GOP is having such a hard time picking a candidate this year.

Republicans differ at CPAC

By Jimmy King · Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012

The Michigan primaries are only a few weeks away on the GOP nomination calendar. Nine states have already been decided, yet nothing has been resolved.

GOP candidates all a game of Risk

By James Tatum · Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012

“On your turn, try to capture territories by defeating your opponents’ armies. But be careful: Winning battles will depend on careful planning, quick decisions and bold moves.

Komen's donation drama

By Silvana Taylor · Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012

Does the Susan G. Komen Foundation truly care about preventing breast cancer, or is there a political agenda that influences its decisions?

Remember: Women are more than just breasts

By Patrick Seick · Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012

Keep A Breast Foundation is a national non-profit organization dedicated to preventing and eradicating cancer for the American public.

Valentine's Day an overrated holiday

By Chris Hoitash · Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012

Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. A day of romance, love, cards, chocolate and murdered gangsters. A day where couples everywhere delude themselves that because they get to show everyone else once a year how much they love each other with flowers and big chocolate boxes, their love is enduring and forever. Yeah, I hate Valentine’s Day.

Campaign finance laws not right for Left, Right

By Neil Weinberg · Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012

The amazing thing about the current campaign finance laws is exactly no one is happy with them. The Left thinks the current situation offers the wealthy too much power, and the Right thinks this climate awkwardly restricts free speech. We’ve always debated free speech versus political corruption.

Contract questioned

By Jimmy King · Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012

Detroit Tigers fans were given reprieve from an unlikely source after the news came that Victor Martinez will not play in 2012.

Creationist theme park shouldn't get backing

By James Tatum · Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012

Gov. Steve Beshear, Democrat of Kentucky, has lent his support to a creationist theme park, Ark Adventure, commissioned by Answers in Genesis.

It's not always ADD, know the real signs

By Silvana Taylor · Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012

When thinking of young children, most people assign adjectives such as hyper, curious, inquisitive or active.

Views on weed now shifting

By Patrick Seick · Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012

“So what we get drunk, so what we smoke weed, we’re just havin’ fun and we don’t care who sees!” This is the opening line of the popular song “Young, Wild and Free,” from rappers Wiz Khalifa and Snoop Dogg.

Space exploration is a must

By Neil Weinberg · Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012

Several months ago, I used this space to make a case that the United States should commit to sending a man to Mars by the end of the decade.

Unions versus right-to-work

By Chris Hoitash · Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012

Unions are a facet many people living in Michigan are tied to. The state has dealt with them since the New Deal, when the Roosevelt Administration finally allowed the unions to represent workers free of corporate obstruction.

Government falsehoods camouflage megabanks mistakes in Wall Street

By James Tatum · Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012

In the parlance of a classic “who done it” in the case of the crash on Wall Street, I’d like to think the federal government was at fault in that it aided and abetted the megabanks and investment firms as they committed the actual robbery.

Super Bowl Sunday

By Jimmy King · Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012

You cannot look at the modern era of football without first acknowledging the prowess and dominance of the New England Patriots.

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