http://www.mlive.com/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf/Local Columns, Blogs, Editorials, Letters and Guest Columns from Saginaw, Michigan.enFri, 20 Nov 2009 07:31:44 PSTMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noLocal Columns, Blogs, Editorials, Letters and Guest Columns from Saginaw, Michigan.saginaw_opinionhttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_opinion/~3/AHJp5Dto6Zc/in_the_margins_repeat_the_mess.htmlEditorialsInteract - Top StoryThe Saginaw News staffThu, 19 Nov 2009 13:45:16 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf//3477.3955232 ]]>The Saginaw News Original story posted on MLive.com Nov. 13 About 1,400 Saginaw County high school freshmen gathered this morning at Saginaw Valley State University’s Ryder Center to embrace the “stay in school” message. The Saginaw County Dropout Awareness &...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/11/in_the_margins_repeat_the_mess.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_opinion/~3/pDa9Hls1CAQ/a_challenge_to_debate_the_pres.htmlLettersThe Saginaw News staffFri, 20 Nov 2009 07:31:44 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf//3477.3957222 ]]>Voice: Dan Princinsky, Saginaw I hereby challenge Barack Obama, the idiot Axelrod and Rahm Emanuel to an open debate. I intend to prove to the American people just how stupid these people are. I doubt the paper will print this...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/11/a_challenge_to_debate_the_pres.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_opinion/~3/xzQ90_YVyco/make_sure_that_health_care_ref.htmlLettersThe Saginaw News staffFri, 20 Nov 2009 07:27:21 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf//3477.3957211 ]]>Voice: John Gunther, Saginaw Township While some are crying foul over the influence the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops have exerted in the House of Representatives through entirely appropriate means, most others are applauding their efforts to make sure that...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/11/make_sure_that_health_care_ref.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_opinion/~3/WPRSv14YmQI/beware_the_financial_threat_of.htmlLettersThe Saginaw News staffFri, 20 Nov 2009 07:24:57 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf//3477.3957203 ]]>Voice: John F. Frenzel, Saginaw Township As the economy slowly recovers from the problems created by the financial and mortgage industries, investors and savers alike should watch for a potential problem: The use of unregulated derivatives in the financial sector...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/11/beware_the_financial_threat_of.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_opinion/~3/kP8JMktlVso/no_thanks_to_trade-in_offering.htmlLettersThe Saginaw News staffFri, 20 Nov 2009 07:22:08 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf//3477.3957198 ]]>Voice: Frank E. Portner Jr., Carrollton Township I received a postcard from a local car dealer telling me to bring in my GMC Sierra so he can upgrade it to a Toyota. I went to the dealer and was told...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/11/no_thanks_to_trade-in_offering.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_opinion/~3/G5iAvPdepIw/column_news_looks_for_readers.htmlColumnsJustin L. Engel | The Saginaw NewsThu, 19 Nov 2009 13:12:30 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf//3477.3954871 ]]>It’s a topic so many are uncomfortable bringing up: Racism. In an upcoming series, The Saginaw News will bring it up. And we’re interested in what you have to say. The News plans to publish a week-long series examining race...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/11/column_news_looks_for_readers.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_opinion/~3/ljXdtadjGeE/torn_from_the_front_page_find.htmlEditorialsInteract - Top StoryThe Saginaw News staffWed, 18 Nov 2009 12:57:09 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf//3477.3951608 ]]>The stumps of bushes and tree trunks stripped bare of branches sure send a clear signal. Someone didn’t care for the new plantings along the seven-mile-long Kochville Pathway in northern Saginaw County. The damage this fall, done in a particularly...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/11/torn_from_the_front_page_find.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_opinion/~3/1rrWUxn2DiM/calling_them_out_time_shows_wh.htmlEditorialsThe Saginaw News staffWed, 18 Nov 2009 12:55:54 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf//3477.3951604 ]]>Call it Lucky 13, and validation of claims by the Great Lakes Bay Region that we are a cradle of innovation. Yes, that’s Time Magazine naming Dow Chemical Co.’s Dow Powerhouse Solar Shingle as one of the 50 Best Inventions...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/11/calling_them_out_time_shows_wh.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_opinion/~3/K0wZTd9FbFA/write_your_legislators_and_dem.htmlLettersThe Saginaw News staffWed, 18 Nov 2009 13:04:02 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf//3477.3951649 ]]>Voice: Ruth Coppens, board president, Saginaw Intermediate School District, Merrill We all have the opportunity to help the children and families in Saginaw County and throughout the state of Michigan to ensure that our students receive the best possible educational...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/11/write_your_legislators_and_dem.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_opinion/~3/OaLgYWr5wNU/voters_didnt_lift_tax_cap_beca.htmlLettersThe Saginaw News staffWed, 18 Nov 2009 13:00:26 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf//3477.3951624 ]]>Voice: Bill Jaksa, Saginaw The election has been over for a few weeks now. The city “leaders” are still scratching their head over the resounding loss of Proposal 8, the proposal to remove the dreaded tax cap. From what you...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/11/voters_didnt_lift_tax_cap_beca.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_opinion/~3/aZ0kG34DmMA/veterans_day_was_an_opportunit.htmlLettersThe Saginaw News staffTue, 17 Nov 2009 06:20:32 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf//3477.3946445 ]]>Voice: John B. Bortulin, Saginaw Township Veterans Day 2009 — a day to reflect, remember and give thanks to those who served to ensure that we enjoy the freedoms that we do. Whether it was attending the services at Veterans...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/11/veterans_day_was_an_opportunit.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_opinion/~3/2BhUea2BcRs/newspaper_congress_didnt_pay_r.htmlLettersThe Saginaw News staffTue, 17 Nov 2009 06:17:18 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf//3477.3946438 ]]>Voice: E. Rodarmer, Hemlock Your Sunday, Nov. 8 paper was a disrespect for the soldiers shot at Fort Hood. You did not feel it was important enough for the front page large letters. Instead, you headlined “Pork goes belly up.” ...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/11/newspaper_congress_didnt_pay_r.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_opinion/~3/T6GN6cE7lxA/newspaper_congress_didnt_pay_r_1.htmlThe Saginaw News staffTue, 17 Nov 2009 06:19:45 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf//3477.3946441 ]]>Voice: E. Rodarmer, Hemlock Your Sunday, Nov. 8 paper was a disrespect for the soldiers shot at Fort Hood. You did not feel it was important enough for the front page large letters. Instead, you headlined “Pork goes belly up.” ...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/11/newspaper_congress_didnt_pay_r_1.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_opinion/~3/K2QhmH-NA2E/stories_on_bridgeport_trail_pr.htmlLettersThe Saginaw News staffFri, 13 Nov 2009 12:25:27 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf//3477.3934393 ]]>Voice: Monica Reissener, Bridgeport Township OK, I have questions on the following articles: “Wrong Path?”   dated Oct. 11 and then  “Bridgeport and businesses should work toward a quick compromise for bridge-trail project” dated Oct. 15. • Where did Lamplighter...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/11/stories_on_bridgeport_trail_pr.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_opinion/~3/hVyxzccq0KI/make_a_difference_day_brought.htmlLettersThe Saginaw News staffFri, 13 Nov 2009 12:17:43 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf//3477.3934362 ]]>Voice: Willis Tullis, Saginaw Township I am writing this letter to thank all of the students that came to my house as part of Make A Difference Day and volunteered to do all of the work: cleaning windows and blinds,...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/11/make_a_difference_day_brought.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_opinion/~3/kGcE50PIx-8/our_voice_innovation_must_pave.htmlEditorialsInteract - Top StoryThe Saginaw News staffFri, 13 Nov 2009 12:10:21 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf//3477.3934331 ]]>The hard truth will come a bit later. We’ll start with some perspective: Counties in Michigan with the most population are likely to have more miles of road. And roads, like everything else in the state, are under stress, decaying...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/11/our_voice_innovation_must_pave.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_opinion/~3/Dv5xEUZr3R0/thank_god_on_thanksgiving_day.htmlLettersThe Saginaw News staffWed, 11 Nov 2009 14:01:21 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf//3477.3927150 ]]>Voice: Sam Wiederhold Jr., Alma In traveling on M-46 on Nov. 6, I noticed an outside church bulletin board asking, “Have you counted your blessings today?” That’s a good question, as each day we receive blessings from God. This month,...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/11/thank_god_on_thanksgiving_day.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_opinion/~3/1QPMcy9C_zo/democrats_version_of_health_ca.htmlLettersThe Saginaw News staffThu, 12 Nov 2009 12:36:32 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf//3477.3930569 ]]>Voice: Ronald R. Weber, James Township I have just finished reading the responses to Justin Engel’s opinion about health care (“Life or death, not politics,” Nov. 6). His opinion is different than mine, and, apparently, is different than the majority...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/11/democrats_version_of_health_ca.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_opinion/~3/Wn2Zb5mmygI/column_when_youre_sidelined_it.html57525253295Justin L. Engel | The Saginaw NewsFri, 13 Nov 2009 05:04:34 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf//3477.3932988 ]]>It’s funny — and fun — to escape life every now and then. But if there’s such a thing as an unhealthy overexposure to pop culture, I’m probably at risk for a brain tumor from too much TV. A serious...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/11/column_when_youre_sidelined_it.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_opinion/~3/NZSuzUvyqak/in_the_margins_there_goes_the.htmlEditorialsInteract - Top StoryThe Saginaw News staffThu, 12 Nov 2009 12:32:21 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf//3477.3930545 ]]>The Saginaw News Original story published Nov. 6 An ongoing neighborhood feud erupted into a rake fight over alleged cat feces. SN: Cat feces. Neighborhood rake fight. This has the smell of the surreal about it.  It culminated in one...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/11/in_the_margins_there_goes_the.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_opinion/~3/Urn3uEZ9mm8/request_from_housewife_for_dri.htmlLettersThe Saginaw News staffWed, 11 Nov 2009 13:54:55 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf//3477.3927124 ]]>Voice: Kathy Henry, Saginaw Township I have never been more appalled of area public officials’ behavior than at the recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) public dioxin meeting.  Tittabawassee Township Supervisor Rick Hayes, along with Saginaw County Public Works Commissioner...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/11/request_from_housewife_for_dri.htmlnonadult