Kalamazoo Opinion

Ann Arbor Street Fair and I share a long-ago birthday

2009-07-16T12:47:42Z

A half-century? The art fair and me? Couldn't be.

Kalamazoo's 6th place ranking on meanest cities list, is slap in face to a generous community

2009-07-16T21:37:49Z

Kalamazoo has gotten some unwanted publicity this week by showing up on a list as the sixth meanest city in the country. The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty and the National Coalition for the Homeless released its report...

Editorial: A fine doctor, a good man, a remarkable life

2009-07-16T13:02:51Z

Many decades ago, reaching one's 100th birthday was considered significant local news. The Kalamazoo Gazette, for example, often placed such stories on its front page. Those days have passed. Becoming a centenarian, while not yet commonplace, is no longer rare....

Letters appearing in the Kalamazoo Gazette on July 15, 2009

2009-07-16T12:00:00Z

Jefferson also wrote about corporate influence It was with interest that I read the full-page advertisement from our friends at Best Way Disposal in the July 3 Kalamazoo Gazette. This propaganda piece contained several quotations attributed to Thomas Jefferson expounding...

Editorial: Chief Hadley's policy on undocumented immigrants practical and humane

2009-07-15T12:00:30Z

At first blush, Hadley's policy might appear suspect. After all, isn't it the duty of all citizens, especially the police, to enforce the laws of our land?

Hans Christian Anderson was an ugly duckling in life but a swan as a writer

2009-07-15T12:00:20Z

The Kalamazoo Gazette is reprinting selected Diether Haenicke columns through the end of the year. Haenicke died Feb. 15. This column was first published June 6, 2007. Tourists who visit memorial sites of Denmark's greatest storyteller, Hans Christian Andersen, usually...

Notre Dame once again chose prestige over principle with Obama

2009-07-15T12:00:10Z

In "the game of the century" in 1966, Notre Dame played Michigan State to a 10 to 10 tie. The tie was secured in the closing moments when Notre Dame "ran out the clock" rather than trying to win. A...

Letters appearing in the Kalamazoo Gazette on July 15, 2009

2009-07-15T12:00:00Z

Remember ordinance votes in next city election I am imploring all of the moral, and decent citizens of the Kalamazoo community to remember how the Kalamazoo city commissioners turned their backs on us as they voted to adopt the gay...

What's a stake in the congressional debate over cap and trade?

2009-07-15T10:52:57Z

If you haven't yet checked out the web site, Politico, you should. This week the site has launched a special section devoted to the cap and trade bill. It includes a viewpoint from our very own U.S. Rep. Fred Upton....

Global warming is not funny, cap-and-trade is a good idea

2009-07-15T10:50:06Z

In a July 3 Gazette Viewpoint, Hank Rohs uses sarcasm to claim that "cap-and-trade" will be a disaster. The reality is less funny. In the northeastern United States, winter temperatures have increased by 4 degrees Fahrenheit since 1970. In the...

If you think cap-and-trade on fossil fuels is a bad idea, just wait

2009-07-15T10:45:24Z

In a previous letter, the devastating economic consequences of fossil fuel "cap-and-trade" were documented. Millions of jobs lost, utility bills doubling, gross domestic product shrinking by several trillions. But, revenue to the f ederal government increasing by -- who knows?...

Rest in peace, Michael -- and, everyone else, please just give it a rest

2009-07-15T09:00:00Z

Michael Jackson is dead. He died weeks ago, in case you didn't know.

Kalamazoo should have a year-round Island Fest frame of mind

2009-07-14T19:42:03Z

It's said that you can never go home again. Well, I'm back! I attended Otsego schools, back in the day. Wanting to test my skills as a music/scriptwriter, California became home in December of 1984....

Kalamazoo artist's work can be interpreted as 'expressions of balance'

2009-07-14T19:22:54Z

Courtesy of Kenn Livingston Gurmej "Artist" Singh It is my pleasure to address the June 28 story written by Blake Thorne titled, "Kalamazoo stunt artist Gurmej Singh believes he is redefining art." The article does a fair job in describing...

How do you save? Kalamazoo-area residents cut corners to increase savings

2009-07-14T14:07:00Z

Across the United States, savings rates are rising. What are other southwestern Michigan residents doing to cut costs and increase savings?

Editorial: Reining in Medicaid fraud

2009-07-14T14:01:07Z

WHY IT MATTERS Medicaid provider fraud, waste and abuse diverts limited taxpayer dollars meant for the elderly,disabled and poor. At a time when state funds have dried up, saving an estimated $100 million or more from rooting out Medicaid cheats...