

It’s a Beautiful Day for a Signature
Carlton Ketchum On Wednesday, October 20, Amy Teare, Carol Wagner-Miller and I arrived at the 8:00 am opening of the Sarah Hardy Farmer’s...


Citizens Turn Out to Support Dr. Collins
by John DeSpelder Around 50 people turned o ut to support Dr. Michael Collins at the County Health Department on Thursday, September 30....


Consider this .....
Dear Fellow Progressives, As a result of some of the Trump folks rejecting the outcome of the election, many of you have decided to...


A Love Letter to America
America, I love you. For a 250-year-old girl you continue to come through. With this last election you rejected a would-be dictator and a...


SHAMEFUL ATTITUDE TOWARD COVID EFFECTS ON OUR COMMUNITY
I have been part of the Grand Traverse Board of Commission Watchdog Group for a couple years. There have been very few of their actions...


Need for Body Cams in the Sheriff's Department BOC Meeting 10-21-2020
Keli Macintosh 10-22-2020 My focus for speaking today at the Board of Commissioners meeting is on the purchase of body cams for the...


Comments from BOC 10-21-2020 Meeting
Carol Shuckra - 10-22-2020 As citizens of Grand Traverse County, we expect our elected GT Board of Commissioners to be concerned about...


WHAT YOU ARE VOTING FOR
Kate Dahlstrom Guest Opinion Previously published in Northern Express 9/22/20 Sept. 19, 2020 After voting straight Republican for 36...


Response to Chair Hentschel refusing to allow the questioning of Sheriff Bensley
Keli MacIntosh September 16, 2020 Comments I made prior to the GT Board of Commissioners meeting 9/16/20. It is in response to how Chair...


As Long as Nothing Really Bad Happens
Keli MacIntosh August 4, 2020 After the election of 2016, Democrats were terrified of what might lie ahead. Even many Republicans were...