Muskegon Chronicle Opinion Archivehttp://blog.mlive.com/chronicle_opinion/The Opinion and Thoughts of Muskegon Chronicle Columnists.enMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noThe Opinion and Thoughts of Muskegon Chronicle Columnists.chronicle_opinionhttp://feedburner.google.comColumn: America's pervasive 'all about me' attitude really bugs mehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chronicle_opinion/~3/LirLdH31rq4/column_americas_pervasive_all.htmlTracy LorenzTracy LorenzMon, 14 Dec 2009 07:53:46 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/chronicle_opinion//1262.2240945 ]]>I'd made a promise to myself not to revisit topics more than 15 times a year. And then I went to Wesco.  Tracy Lorenz It had nothing to do with Wesco itself, I love Wesco. It had to do with...http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle_opinion/2009/02/column_americas_pervasive_all.htmlIntensity of recent violence hard to explainhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chronicle_opinion/~3/Ojh33wT7_KI/intensity_of_recent_violence_h.htmlEditorialsPaula Holmes-Greeley | The Muskegon ChronicleFri, 05 Dec 2008 12:27:35 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chronicle_opinion//1262.1864338 ]]>Uncertain economic times have a way of translating into stress at home, which isn't hard to understand, especially around this time of year. But the level of violence and abuse seen in the Muskegon area lately seems to go beyond...http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle_opinion/2008/12/intensity_of_recent_violence_h.htmlHow did our endorsement scorecard turn out?http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chronicle_opinion/~3/PvUVeXNovdM/how_did_our_endorsement_scorec.htmlPaul KeepLee Lupo | The Muskegon ChronicleSun, 02 Nov 2008 05:21:49 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chronicle_opinion//1262.1704067Paul M. Keep

| It's time to analyze the partisan breakdown of The Muskegon Chronicle's editorial board endorsements for the offices up for election on Tuesday.
]]>Paul M. Keep | It's time to analyze the partisan breakdown of The Muskegon Chronicle's editorial board endorsements for the offices up for election on Tuesday. http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle_opinion/2008/11/how_did_our_endorsement_scorec.htmlKeep your eye on that pot roasthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chronicle_opinion/~3/wOg6ZxRf_AQ/keep_your_eye_on_that_pot_roas.htmlSusan K. TreutlerSusan K. Treutler | Muskegon ChronicleMon, 27 Oct 2008 02:42:53 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chronicle_opinion//1262.1665425 ]]>When the temperatures cool and the down quilt goes on the bed, my thoughts turn to my childhood when we sat in the kitchen heated by the coal furnace and ate real dinners. Susan Treutler I start thinking not of...http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle_opinion/2008/10/keep_your_eye_on_that_pot_roas.htmlWhat gives you hope?http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chronicle_opinion/~3/NXxOIsSfNuE/what_gives_you_hope.htmlSusan Harrison WolffisSusan Harrison Wolffis | Muskegon ChronicleSun, 26 Oct 2008 03:13:46 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chronicle_opinion//1262.1657154 ]]>She didn't always laugh. Even after her teachers and family discovered she was deaf, not retarded, life wasn't exactly lighthearted for Kathy Buckley, a professional comedienne who visited Muskegon at the invitation of Disability Connection/West Michigan. Susan Harrison Wolffis Buckley...http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle_opinion/2008/10/what_gives_you_hope.htmlObscenities often say the most about the speakerhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chronicle_opinion/~3/TOnWhElzT0Y/obscenities_often_say_the_most.htmlClayton HardimanClayton Hardiman | Muskegon ChronicleWed, 22 Oct 2008 21:51:01 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chronicle_opinion//1262.1647725 ]]>An odd kind of intimacy surfaces in the grocery store checkout line. More often than not, the people in line with you are people you've never seen before. Chances are you won't recognize them if you should happen to see...http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle_opinion/2008/10/obscenities_often_say_the_most.htmlSenseAbilitieshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chronicle_opinion/~3/BQHlrdwJJbs/senseabilities_8.htmlMarla MillerMarla Miller | Muskegon ChronicleWed, 22 Oct 2008 21:40:43 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chronicle_opinion//1262.1647703 ]]>See Do you love dogs? Think yours is particularly cute? Well behaved? Bring him or her down (or just come watch) to the Must Love Dogs Boutique and Spa for the Dogtoberfest 2008 dog parade and costume contest at 2...http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle_opinion/2008/10/senseabilities_8.htmlWeighing in on the race for presidenthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chronicle_opinion/~3/96X_NhY1IHU/weighing_in_on_the_race_for_pr.htmlTracy LorenzTracy LorenzMon, 14 Dec 2009 07:55:34 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chronicle_opinion//1262.1647700 ]]>Well, Colin Powell came out and gave his endorsement for president. I guess I better give mine. I figure both endorsements will have the same amount of influence on the voting public. I don't believe there's a person in this country...http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle_opinion/2008/10/weighing_in_on_the_race_for_pr.htmlBuild my dream, they will comehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chronicle_opinion/~3/6QCilrESdGM/build_my_dream_they_will_come.htmlSusan K. TreutlerSusan K. Treutler | Muskegon ChronicleWed, 22 Oct 2008 21:33:42 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chronicle_opinion//1262.1647695 ]]>I have a dream. ... Nevermind, that's been used. I have a vision. As downtown Muskegon rises from the dead, I want to be in charge of the fine-tuning. Susan Treutler It is actually exciting to see all the construction...http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle_opinion/2008/10/build_my_dream_they_will_come.htmlA story that could change your lifehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chronicle_opinion/~3/Yi76fZ8Hwak/a_story_that_could_change_your.htmlSusan Harrison WolffisSusan Harrison Wolffis | Muskegon ChronicleWed, 22 Oct 2008 21:31:08 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chronicle_opinion//1262.1647688 ]]>Every October, I say goodbye to my friend Janet. I go to the park where her ashes are buried within sight of the dunes and the sound of Lake Michigan, her cremains giving new life and sustenance to a maple...http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle_opinion/2008/10/a_story_that_could_change_your.htmlChildren need more than self-esteemhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chronicle_opinion/~3/1ZJs_cKbXIA/children_need_more_than_selfes.htmlSusan K. TreutlerSusan K. Treutler | Muskegon ChronicleMon, 13 Oct 2008 04:02:17 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chronicle_opinion//1262.1586945 ]]>In Grand Haven recently there was a presentation called "Bringing Up Geeks," for parents who want their children to have happy normal childhoods that lead to responsible adulthood. Susan Treutler I know some mothers who attended, and trust me, they...http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle_opinion/2008/10/children_need_more_than_selfes.htmlA closer look at a very controversial news storyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chronicle_opinion/~3/tq5hRAtvX2g/a_closer_look_at_a_very_contro.htmlPaul KeepLee Lupo | The Muskegon ChronicleMon, 13 Oct 2008 06:21:17 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chronicle_opinion//1262.1597068Paul Keep | A news article we published on the front page on Oct. 2 has puzzled some readers. I'd like to share their reactions with you and try to answer the questions they raise about news judgment and fairness.
]]>Paul Keep | A news article we published on the front page on Oct. 2 has puzzled some readers. I'd like to share their reactions with you and try to answer the questions they raise about news judgment and fairness.http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle_opinion/2008/10/a_closer_look_at_a_very_contro.htmlNational crisis cries out for best to lead -- Barack Obamahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chronicle_opinion/~3/lNpJ1Pu242E/national_crisis_cries_out_for.htmlEditorialsPaula Holmes-Greeley | The Muskegon ChronicleTue, 14 Oct 2008 06:42:42 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chronicle_opinion//1262.1597195 ]]>America is deeply troubled today. Our nation is in economic crisis, mired in debt, at war and adrift in a sea of global and domestic turmoil. Citizens are rightly worried about the future, and deeply concerned for their children. Such...http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle_opinion/2008/10/national_crisis_cries_out_for.htmlComforting words for a not so comfortable timehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chronicle_opinion/~3/9g6li8ySWQY/comforting_words_for_a_not_so_comfortable_time.htmlSusan Harrison WolffisSusan Harrison Wolffis | Muskegon ChronicleSun, 12 Oct 2008 03:45:07 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chronicle_opinion//1262.1586928 ]]>It was an improbably beautiful October day, the sun shining brighter than it had any business doing this time of year, beating down on my shoulders. Susan Harrison Wolffis All was right with the world. I was on the patio,...http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle_opinion/2008/10/comforting_words_for_a_not_so_comfortable_time.htmlAh, fall. It just doesn't get much better than thishttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chronicle_opinion/~3/D69j5be1saI/ah_fall_it_just_doesnt_get_muc.htmlTracy LorenzTracy LorenzMon, 14 Dec 2009 07:55:40 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chronicle_opinion//1262.1586895 ]]>When I was a kid, fall was my favorite season. Acorn fights, spinal compressions from jumping into leaf piles, raging fires on both sides of the street. It didn't get much better than fall. Tracy Lorenz It was a time...http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle_opinion/2008/10/ah_fall_it_just_doesnt_get_muc.htmlSenseabilitieshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chronicle_opinion/~3/GrR99whESOg/senseabilities_7.htmlMarla MillerMarla Miller | Muskegon ChronicleFri, 10 Oct 2008 09:42:24 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chronicle_opinion//1262.1586878 ]]>SEE The Muskegon Area Arts and Humanities Festival is under way with several ongoing art events: Grand Rapids artist Geary Jones will speak at 7 p.m. today at Muskegon Museum of Art about his work, career and ongoing exhibit "Suspended:...http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle_opinion/2008/10/senseabilities_7.htmlChris Beck there when it counted for Fruitporthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chronicle_opinion/~3/CCS63On1uXM/chris_beck_there_when_it_count.htmlEditorialsPaula Holmes-Greeley | The Muskegon ChronicleMon, 13 Oct 2008 06:34:57 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chronicle_opinion//1262.1597138 ]]>A very close-fought race for Fruitport Township supervisor pits two excellent candidates, Chris Beck and Brian K. Werschem, against each other, leaving voters with an extremely difficult decision to make on Nov. 4. Our preference is for Beck, yet we...http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle_opinion/2008/10/chris_beck_there_when_it_count.htmlBe well informed and above all, be registered!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chronicle_opinion/~3/QpM6ipHfAHc/be_well_informed_and_above_all.htmlPaul KeepLee Lupo | The Muskegon ChronicleMon, 06 Oct 2008 06:37:59 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chronicle_opinion//1262.1562013Paul Keep | To participate as a voter in the Nov. 4 election, you must register to vote by 5 p.m. Monday. That's tomorrow!
]]>Paul Keep | To participate as a voter in the Nov. 4 election, you must register to vote by 5 p.m. Monday. That's tomorrow! http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle_opinion/2008/10/be_well_informed_and_above_all.htmlClosing of bureau hits close to homehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chronicle_opinion/~3/MQ53Ig28csU/closing_of_bureau_hits_close_t.htmlSusan K. TreutlerSusan K. Treutler | Muskegon ChronicleThu, 02 Oct 2008 06:18:47 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chronicle_opinion//1262.1544123 ]]>Twenty-six years and three weeks ago, I left my life as a full-time mother behind and went to work at the newly launched Tri-Cities bureau of the Chronicle. Susan Treutler I hadn't intended to get a job. I was perfectly...http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle_opinion/2008/10/closing_of_bureau_hits_close_t.htmlSenseabilitieshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chronicle_opinion/~3/8UnVEuceKQU/senseabilities_6.htmlMarla MillerMarla Miller | Muskegon ChronicleThu, 02 Oct 2008 06:16:29 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chronicle_opinion//1262.1544119 ]]>SEE Do you believe in angels? The Rev. Vivian Love believes she has the gift to tap into the angelic realm and is still giving angel readings at Angel Reflections/Center of Light, 1439 W. Sherman. I did it a couple...http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle_opinion/2008/10/senseabilities_6.htmlnonadult