The Columns

Dancing With The Stars weekly update: We’re two weeks away from opening night and my “Pro” and I have yet to complete our dance all the way through one time. Part of the reason being I still don’t know what the dance is, I realize figuring out what we’re going [...]

 
Michigan’s Adventure
By Tracy K. Lorenz
 
I went to Michigan’s best amusement park “Michigan’s Adventure” on Sunday to ride the rides and see the sights.  Plus I had free tickets.  I don’t know what it is about Michigan’s Adventure but I don’t think I’ve ever had to pay to get in.  It’s not that someone doesn’t pay, [...]

Evolution

By Tracy K. Lorenz
One of the things that fascinates me about sports is the evolutionary progression that keeps all things equal. Runners have gotten faster but so have throwing arms, a third baseman can still field a ball and throw a runner out by half a step the same way the did in 1920 [...]

The Return of Mr. Genius man

By Tracy K. Lorenz
(Ten years ago Tracy wrote a column about his being a member of the American Mensa Society, a group whose only qualification is that you have an IQ in the top 2% of the worlds population. After the column ran, readers sent Tracy questions many of which began “Okay, Mr. [...]

The Keg

By Tracy K. Lorenz
I saw something on Saturday that I haven’t seen in a long time: a keg. It was during the Coast Guard Festival parade and was in a neighbor’s side yard, people were gathered around it like a campfire, occasionally glancing at whatever inane group was passing by. I’ve never been [...]

The Money Pit

By Tammy Derouin
The only news that is getting round the clock attention is the debt crisis. It’s too bad that our government didn’t take this issue seriously in the past. Obama has been reckless with his spending. He has racked up an incredible amount of debt. Obama isn’t the only president [...]