EDITOR: The greatest gift you can give to society and the human race is to help people realize their potential and how special they are as an individual, no matter their current situation. Every person inside themselves has a positive potential waiting to be awakened. Imagine what kind of ...

I recently visited a local fast-food restaurant and I was waited on by an employee with no name tag. I asked this pleasant young woman if she just started and she affirmed that she did and her name tag was not ready yet. She also mentioned that while I might find her at the restaurant in the ...

On this 75th anniversary of D-Day ... a moment to recognize the service of my father, Joe Parsons. When his number came up in the World War II draft, he departed Trout Lake, Michigan, by rail for Chicago. Mom reminded him over the years that he didn’t have to go when he did ... he had a ...

With the recent legalization of recreational marijuana in Michigan, I feel that employers must address this matter in a way that is fair for employees. You cannot deny that cannabis is now legal, so let’s stop controlling what employees do after they leave work for the day, by having all ...

Is the Republican Party corrupting the rule of law? I ask this question because it seems central to the decisions of Attorney General Barr, the actions of President Trump and inaction of the Republican Party. Looking at the actions of the attorney general, it appears he is following the ...

Iran is not and never will be a threat to the U.S. Why, then, are superhawks U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Advisor John Bolton beating the drums for the U.S. to invade Iran? The only beneficiaries would be local rivals Israel and Saudi Arabia. Why should we fight ...