On the morning of April 19, 1775, the small village of Lexington, Massachusetts, population under 750, became the starting place of the American Revolution. When British Redcoats marched to confiscate weapons, 77 local farmers, blacksmiths, and carpenters stood their ground, showing how ordinary citizens united by community bonds could change history. As nearly 700 Redcoats […]
By John Elchert MPA President, Publisher Leelanau Enterprise Editor’s note: Sunshine Week is a nonpartisan collaboration among groups in the journalism, civic, education, government and private sectors that shines a light on the importance of public records and open government. Sunshine Week occurs each year in mid-March, coinciding with James Madison’s birthday, March 16 (1751). […]
This week sure as heck feels like a “back to school” week. Which makes sense, of course, because most kids are back to school after their summer breaks. When I write “feels like” back to school time, I mean my internal clock/calendar registers in my brain, “summer is over, back to the books.” There is […]
08-30-23 don’t rush me Those were the good old, glory days In every young man’s heart, when he is past being a mere child, but not yet an adult, there is a desire to be something special. Whether that desire revolves around athletics, academics or artistic endeavors, down deep there is a want to excel. When […]
Okay. Be kind. I am a newspaper reporter kind of guy. I read reports. I go to meetings. I interview people. I take pictures and I take notes. I even have a fedora, with a card stuffed in the band that in red letters reads, “Press.” (I know, it makes me smile, too.) All that […]
“I was bored,” Independence Township resident and orthopedic surgeon Shivajee Nallamothu said. “I got bored during COVID, so I decided to write a book. Actually, I decided to write two books.” Well, la-tee-da, way to be an overachiever, Doc! I’ve known Shivajee, or Dr. Feelgood, as I like to call him, for about 20 years […]
Holy turn down the heat, Batman! We have already entered the Dog Days of Summer and I’m already over it. Soon high school kids will start practice for fall sports – like two-days (though it felt like three-a-days) football practice. Gosh darn it, fall is right around the corner, but first we need to get […]
Your hero, that would be me, returned recently from a week’s vacation in Ireland. From the get go, let me say a few things. I wrote most of this column at a desk, in pencil on paper, in Galway. First, and it should not have surprised me, the natives are nice. We asked lots of […]
We’ve gone through a number of memorial celebrations of late. Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Memorial day and in a few days we shall celebrate our declaration of independence from the monarchy over in Britain. I think we adults all try to teach history on these days, history of our families and of our country. If […]
Back in the day, say back when science fiction was just fiction, life was easier. People had record players, families had one phone connected to a cord in the wall, one television set with three or four channels and only governments and super corporations had computers. In a word, life was simple (okay that was […]