Author: Chad Selweski

We’ve all heard public school officials bemoan the budget cuts they’ve endured and how they have sacrificed enough. But over at the Midland-based Mackinac Center, which has turned into a snarling, snapping watchdog that hounds...

Nearly a week has passed since the big 1-year anniversary of the health care bill becoming law and, upon reflection, I would say we, as a nation, have not progressed one inch in the past 12 months. Republicans are still...

The state GOP’s new party chairman, Bobby Schostak, sure stepped in it when asked about the tentative field of Republican candidates seeking to challenge Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow in 2012. In an interview, Schostak said...

If you read nothing else today, read this column by (non-staffer) Ray Buursma, written for today’s Holland Sentinel. A very strong argument, and a startling simple explanation for our economic stagnation. — Are you...

Geraldine Ferraro, the first woman to run for VP on a major party ticket, died this morning.  She was 75. According to The Washington Post, Ferraro died at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she was being treated for blood...