n early March 2011 I invited the Representative of Michigan’s 101st District, Ray Franz to come and speak with my students at Onekema Elementary School about his role in our State’s government, I asked him to speak of current issues in Michigan that would be of interest to a typical third grader, and to answer student questions regarding our natural resources, energy, transportation, and our civil liberties.
In reality, there are three parties actively running in these midterm elections: Democratic incumbents, Republican moderates and Republican Tea Party extremists who would have us storm the kitchen, fire the chefs, dump out the giant vat of slow-cooking soup, and start all over again. Michigan largely appears to have bucked the trend of Tea Party-rage this election season.
By Nic Halverson Sun contributor In light of the ongoing debate about whether or not to pave the Sleeping Bear Heritage multi-use bike trail that will soon run through the National Park, we solicited this perspective from an avid rider on Missouri’s “Katy Trail”. If I learned anything the first week I moved to rural […]
By Rob Karner Sun contributor We live in a world where discoveries of what can harm us are everywhere. We discovered that lead in our paints and gasoline is harmful, so now we have lead-free paint and lead-free gasoline. We learned that some of us are intolerant to ingredients in our foods, forcing us to […]
By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor Avid readers of this newspaper who also frequent the Leelanau Coffee Roasting Company and have talked with John Arens, part owner of the Glen Arbor business, know that our politics don’t align. In fact, on some days our perspectives on current issues seem as far apart as the distance from […]
From staff reports For some of us, the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico seems like nothing more than a story on the nightly news — a calamity happening on the other side of our continent. Of course, it does affect us all, and it ought to force us to consume less oil […]
By Keenan May and Peter Spaulding Sun contributors Glen Arbor is a special place, the ideal small town for many temporary and year-round residents alike. Glen Arbor has experienced significant business development in even the last five to 10 years, filling in many of the smaller buildings and re-purposing spaces from previous lives. Glen Arbor […]
Dear editor, With fundraising beginning by TART Trails for the Leelanau Scenic Heritage Trailway project, it’s time for people to learn the true nature of the project before they give their money. The route goes from the Leelanau-Benzie county line at Manning Road south of Empire to Good Harbor Bay at County Road 651 north […]
By Jim MacInnes This piece was originally published in today’s Traverse City Record-Eagle [The Grand Vision will hold a Citizen Action Expo on Monday, May 10 at the Hagerty Center in Traverse City. Learn more here.] In the fall of 2008, I joined 12,000 of my neighbors across six counties and filled out the Grand […]
In our opinion, We object strongly to the proposed Glen Arbor sign ordinance amendment that has been recommended by the Glen Arbor Township Planning Commission and has support from Township Board members. The ordinance as currently written states that any vehicle “used as an instrument of conveyance in transporting passengers or merchandise by land, water […]