Our United States observed Labor Day in September, which means Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day and Halloween are right around the corner this month. We Americans enjoy our holidays, which often include time off work, extra relaxation or travel, plus family get-togethers featuring special foods and drinks. Each year, Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day is one of

By Mark Rummel We Americans are literally biting the hands that feed us. None of the food we consume each day would exist without the talents, efforts and perseverance of farmers and ranchers across the United States. Since farmers here and around the world make our food possible, they earn most of the money we

Why are Italia Gardens, Starlite Diner and Ruggero’s restaurants all still popular local dining places today, while Makuch’s Red Rooster, Uncle Bob’s Diner and Walli’s Supper Club are gone? Folks once waited in line to eat at Tom Z’s Flint Original Coney Island, Howard Johnson’s and the Country Kitchen, but why are they just memories

We all join clubs and groups for different reasons throughout life. Usually, we get to decide which ones to join, but sometimes there’s little or no choice. That’s how I was able to join a new vehicle group more than a year ago. It’s a 4-wheeler club, but it doesn’t involve any motoring fun you’re

Our nation needs three million more residences than are available today, across all price ranges, to meet the exploding demand for homeownership. That includes starter houses, condominiums, and fixer-uppers, as well as larger, higher-priced homes in every region of the United States. News sites such as Bridge Michigan say Genesee County needs about 7,000 more

Let’s face it… nobody is getting out alive. We’re all going to die — we just don’t know when. Someone will write your obituary. These will likely be the final words people will say about you. And they’ll share the information they know, rather than what you might want your final story to be. If

You will either love or hate knowing about these three free websites. Actually, I predict you’ll quickly decide to use at least one of them — but you might be frightened by them at the same time. And you probably should be. Several years ago, I was seeking a fast way to find mailing addresses

From its beginnings 67 years ago, Flint’s WJRT-TV Channel 12 stood apart from the other local television stations that signed on to serve mid-Michigan in the 1950s. Recognizing the value of owning a VHF (Very High Frequency) station in the coveted Channels 2–13 range—rather than a weaker UHF (Ultra High Frequency) signal in Channels 14–83—several

We Americans love fast food. And most of us also love food that is fast (there’s a difference). Maybe it’s the youngster in us — excited to stop at a chain restaurant to eat foods we know aren’t good for us… yet they taste so good. That’s just human nature, right? Of course, most of

Gift cards seem to be the perfect present for many folks on our Christmas and end-of-year holiday buying lists. Nine in 10 Americans say a physical gift card is an appropriate gift, and we don’t have to worry about choosing the right size or color. We Americans bought $304 billion (with a “b”) worth of

A TV engineer or director. That’s what 19-year-old me wanted as a career. Since I vividly remember life before our dad brought home that first big box with a little black-and-white screen in 1956, the television industry called me to join the TV revolution — and I was a willing soldier. Everybody watched TV back

Imagine going to your job each day not knowing what challenges and tasks await you. Then, coming back to work the next day will likely be totally different for you. That’s the life of a first responder – whether they work in a metro area such as Flint or out in a rural region with