By Barbara Kompik

I have lived with the terrible consequences of sexual abuse overshadowing me as I played as a child into my adult years as a wife and a mother. I did not know what I e... Read more »

When last I wrote, it was winter.
And it felt like winter really wasn’t going to cede to spring, either.
Thankfully, it seems spring has finally broken through.
And we’ve got a sp... Read more »

One week remains for people wishing to comment on the proposed consent decree between Lake Michigan Carferry and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The decree is a reasonable compromise ... Read more »

By Betsy Reed

Three days before his 15th birthday, Stuart Burns and his parents, Leslie and Dean Burns of Irons, meet with me to talk about what Stuart calls his gift: autism.
... Read more »

In regards United States v. Lake Michigan Trans-Lake Shortcut, Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-10771.

The Environmental Protection Agency and Lake Michigan Trans-Lake Shortcut, Inc., have... Read more »

The proposed consent decree agreement between Lake Michigan Carferry, the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice could accomplish a couple of positive things.
For on... Read more »

By Betsy Reed

February marked the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s address to congress calling for reform of America’s mental health care system. Last month’s column told a very ... Read more »

The boys basketball playoffs get underway tonight and there's action taking place in Scottville and Baldwin with local schools facing each other.
Check out today's print edition to see a bit of... Read more »

Tonight tips off the girls playoffs, and with them come two cliches that heard over and over and over again: Only four teams are happy when this is over (meaning there's just four state champions) and... Read more »

Hey folks, want another sign spring is approaching?
Read the following from the Michigan DNR about spring bird migrations.


By the Michigan DNR:
It may not be quite... Read more »