Lauren Hager listens and shares

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, grocery sales across the country increased more than 6% in the first 10 months of this year, compared with the same period in 2007. The Port Huron Times Herald reports that area grocery sales may be up even more than that. With the economy in the doldrums, many who [...]

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The Brighton City Council passed an ordinance Thursday that will impose penalties on anyone who harasses another individual. The ordinance makes it a civil infraction for a person to “engage in a course of conduct or repeatedly commit acts that alarm or seriously annoy another person and that serve no legitimate purpose.” The Livingston Community [...]

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There is not time to waste in coming to the rescue of Detroit’s carmakers. To deny immediate help would cause dire consequences on numerous Michigan families. We cannot risk bankruptcy for the Big Three. As a Detroit News editorial points out, “Given the size of the domestic-based auto industry’s economic footprint, a collapse of two [...]

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It is reported that 60% of state lawmakers have voted in favor of banning smoking at restaurants, bars and various other workplaces. The obvious question is, “What haven’t they voted on such a statewide ban?” The answer to this question has to do with the different versions of such a ban that have been passed. [...]

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There has been a debate raging for years about how to deal with mentally ill people who have committed crimes.  Should they automatically be sent to jail?  Or should they receive treatment for their condition?  Or both?  According to a recent Port Huron Times Herald article, a  new St. Clair County District Court program that [...]

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I remember attempting to build a treehouse in our backyard tree when I was a kid.  Lacking basic carpenter skills and good lumber, my attempt was futile.  In spite of what seemed a failure at the time, I learned a great deal from the process.  I realized that planning, proper coaching, correct materials and hard [...]

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