Mayor Collins asked if I would write the Mayor’s Minute for this week. I reluctantly agreed — Mayor Collins does such a good job that he is a hard act to follow. My apologies to those of you wishing ...

Throughout Oakland County and across Michigan, many businesses are posting “Help Wanted” signs. Restaurants, manufacturers, and local shops are eager to fill open positions. Yet at the same time, ...

The liberal media and Democrats reacted in their usual kneejerk way to the shootings at a Catholic school in Minneapolis. They didn’t pin the blame on the monster who took the lives of two school ...

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Monday is Labor Day, a holiday set aside to celebrate workers everywhere that have strived to build a better world while providing for their families. It means many things to many people. For people ...

Labor Day's origins stem from workers' struggles for fair wages and safer conditions. Union members earn 18% more on average and have better access to health insurance. Unionization positively impacts ...

The “everyone must go to college” mindset has been a disservice to millions of young people. Autumn, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness (Keats), is also when too many young Americans head to ...

The “Big Beautiful Bill” Congress and President Donald Trump foisted on America is best described as “pernicious,” which means creating long-lasting harm, often in a somewhat hidden way. Sure, much of ...

A new SQL Server 2025 feature lets organizations run vector-based semantic searches on their own data, connecting to local or cloud-hosted AI models without relying on massive general-purpose LLMs. I ...

Protection from abuse orders, or PFAs, are civil court orders that represent one form of protection available to victims of domestic abuse. To be eligible, the victim must be in an intimate or ...

It’s obscene that a whopping 1,089 bills were introduced at the last North Dakota legislative session. That’s the highest number since 2009. The main problem is that legislators often have no idea ...

Louisiana is quickly becoming a hub for innovation and job growth. From Hyundai Steel’s $5.8 billion investment in Donaldsonville to drone manufacturer Blueflite expanding in Lafayette to Procter & ...