http://blog.mlive.com/geoff_larcom/Geoff Larcom opinions and columnsenFri, 19 Jun 2009 11:33:32 PDTMovable Type Enterprise 1.52 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noGeoff Larcom opinions and columnsgeoff_larcomhttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/geoff_larcom/~3/K6fqKbtOWzc/relationship_with_dad_grows_lo.htmlGeoff Larcom | The Ann Arbor NewsFri, 19 Jun 2009 11:33:32 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/geoff_larcom//3163.3051275 ]]>Several years ago, I was sent to cover an event at The Peace Neighborhood Center on Maple Road. I felt some trepidation, because the then-director, Rose Martin, was always urging our paper to cover the center more. Martin had been...http://blog.mlive.com/geoff_larcom/2009/06/relationship_with_dad_grows_lo.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/geoff_larcom/~3/Uq4s8CPKAGk/an_ann_arbor_life_lovingly_recalled_reminds_us_to_note_our_own_experiences.htmlColumnGeoff Larcom | The Ann Arbor NewsFri, 05 Jun 2009 08:46:21 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/geoff_larcom//3163.2938876 ]]>As a 9-year-old boy in the Ann Arbor of 1938, John Hathaway knew that football Saturdays were special. Trains from Detroit, Toledo, Chicago and Cleveland would pull in just east of Michigan Stadium. Passengers would walk up South State Street,...http://blog.mlive.com/geoff_larcom/2009/06/an_ann_arbor_life_lovingly_recalled_reminds_us_to_note_our_own_experiences.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/geoff_larcom/~3/SHKFtNTox8I/after_35_years_dan_gamble_is_s.htmlBreaking NewsColumnGeoff Larcom | The Ann Arbor NewsFri, 29 May 2009 16:53:43 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/geoff_larcom//3163.2884900 ]]>He's had both hips replaced and some of his buddies have gone on to less strenuous activities, but 66-year-old Dan Gamble keeps on running. He'll compete in the Dexter-Ann Arbor Run on Sunday, extending what organizers say is his status...http://blog.mlive.com/geoff_larcom/2009/05/after_35_years_dan_gamble_is_s.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/geoff_larcom/~3/zBN1z-0FPrg/rob_lillie_a_role_model_who_al.htmlColumnGeoff Larcom | The Ann Arbor NewsFri, 22 May 2009 06:13:26 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/geoff_larcom//3163.2829817 ]]>"To a true champ. Success is yours if you only try ... Thanks for three great years." - Rob Lillie. That's how my ninth-grade gym teacher signed my yearbook back in 1973. All these years later, I still remember the...http://blog.mlive.com/geoff_larcom/2009/05/rob_lillie_a_role_model_who_al.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/geoff_larcom/~3/93XjrMBkU9E/breakin_curfew_shows_local_tee.htmlColumnGeoff Larcom | The Ann Arbor NewsFri, 15 May 2009 07:11:25 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/geoff_larcom//3163.2771937 ]]>A variety of events are what I'd call quintessential Ann Arbor. Those annual community gatherings that spring from the distinct blend of talent, energy and diversity in this town. The Summer Festival, The Art Fairs, The Dexter-Ann Arbor Run, and...http://blog.mlive.com/geoff_larcom/2009/05/breakin_curfew_shows_local_tee.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/geoff_larcom/~3/Hr-bJfDbR4k/its_good_to_be_back_after_a_dr.htmlColumnGeoff Larcom | The Ann Arbor NewsFri, 08 May 2009 06:15:39 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/geoff_larcom//3163.2712920 ]]>Geez. A guy can't even leave for an eight-month sabbatical without somebody deciding to shut down the dang newspaper. That surprise announcement, which came March 23, put a stark ending on the eight-month odyssey I enjoyed this past academic year...http://blog.mlive.com/geoff_larcom/2009/05/its_good_to_be_back_after_a_dr.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/geoff_larcom/~3/Wqo4AIKvxHM/for_the_next_year_im_the_guy_i.htmlColumnGeoff Larcom | The Ann Arbor NewsTue, 02 Sep 2008 06:04:34 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/geoff_larcom//3163.1379477 ]]>You working folks know the feeling. You walk by the coffee shop on the way to the job and peek inside. Somebody is reading the paper or pecking away on a laptop. "Man, I'd like to be that person," you...http://blog.mlive.com/geoff_larcom/2008/09/for_the_next_year_im_the_guy_i.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/geoff_larcom/~3/9VYcBw_URQA/tackling_football_fanaticism_b.htmlColumnGeoff Larcom | The Ann Arbor NewsTue, 26 Aug 2008 17:46:31 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/geoff_larcom//3163.1332977 ]]>School begins next week, and thousands of college students will be streaming into town over the next few days. That got me thinking about what kind of town all of the newcomers will find. It has plenty of personality, but...http://blog.mlive.com/geoff_larcom/2008/08/tackling_football_fanaticism_b.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/geoff_larcom/~3/FSa0J9vvs_g/skylines_dazzling_but_real_bea.htmlGeoff Larcom | The Ann Arbor NewsMon, 18 Aug 2008 07:10:31 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/geoff_larcom//3163.1303225 ]]>I took a tour of Skyline High School last week. As you would expect, the new jewel on Ann Arbor's northwest side is dazzling. Natural light filters through the school, giving it a welcoming and open feeling. The sparkling commons...http://blog.mlive.com/geoff_larcom/2008/08/skylines_dazzling_but_real_bea.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/geoff_larcom/~3/r7X5V5qdDuM/ice_cream_in_august_shows_unit.htmlColumnGeoff Larcom | The Ann Arbor NewsMon, 11 Aug 2008 06:23:59 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/geoff_larcom//3163.1276357 ]]>It was a chance to eat free ice cream on a warm Thursday afternoon, plus say hello to the new president at Eastern Michigan University. I showed up, wondering if anybody would bother. This was August, when campuses grow quiet...http://blog.mlive.com/geoff_larcom/2008/08/ice_cream_in_august_shows_unit.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/geoff_larcom/~3/vv18YAGleNE/will_solution_on_tuition_ever_1.htmlColumnGeoff Larcom | The Ann Arbor NewsTue, 05 Aug 2008 04:48:24 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/geoff_larcom//3163.1251736 ]]>The tradition continues. Michigan State University raised undergraduate tuition 6.8 percent for this coming year. Eastern Michigan raised its tuition by 7.7 percent. The University of Michigan went for a 5.6 percent hike. Let me ask you something: Did you...http://blog.mlive.com/geoff_larcom/2008/08/will_solution_on_tuition_ever_1.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/geoff_larcom/~3/WSyuoXM7upM/four_square_and_tetherball_ann.htmlColumnGeoff Larcom | The Ann Arbor NewsMon, 14 Jul 2008 06:05:21 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/geoff_larcom//3163.1177410 ]]>Fun. How much of a role does that word now play in our children's summer vacations? I remember a time - before two-income families, before so many of us began living in spread-out townships, before camps and sports or arts...http://blog.mlive.com/geoff_larcom/2008/07/four_square_and_tetherball_ann.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/geoff_larcom/~3/nHmHlD0MejM/states_unique_sights_a_bright.htmlGeoff Larcom | The Ann Arbor NewsMon, 07 Jul 2008 07:12:23 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/geoff_larcom//3163.1154540 ]]>You can see it from a mile away, a huge wall of sand rising from the road. It looks intimidating, even more so if you weigh north of 200 pounds and have just turned 50. The Sleeping Bear Dunes, located...http://blog.mlive.com/geoff_larcom/2008/07/states_unique_sights_a_bright.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/geoff_larcom/~3/XLhqbnRKSpc/where_will_emus_fines_go_who_k.htmlGeoff Larcom | The Ann Arbor NewsMon, 30 Jun 2008 06:11:11 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/geoff_larcom//3163.1134114 ]]>An alert reader asked the question after hearing this month that Eastern Michigan University would pay a record $350,000 for violating a federal campus crime reporting law. "That's a lot of money for a place such as EMU," the reader...http://blog.mlive.com/geoff_larcom/2008/06/where_will_emus_fines_go_who_k.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/geoff_larcom/~3/jVKxfCHp3R4/who_knew_sister_dated_iggy_pop.htmlColumnGeoff Larcom | The Ann Arbor NewsMon, 23 Jun 2008 07:13:04 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/geoff_larcom//3163.1109814 ]]>Iggy Pop is one of rock 'n' roll's greatest innovators, the pioneer of punk, a legendary wild man with dazzling swings in his life. He's been called one of the most influential yet reckless performers in music history. As told...http://blog.mlive.com/geoff_larcom/2008/06/who_knew_sister_dated_iggy_pop.htmlnonadult