Letter to the editor — Proposal 2 represents an attempt by government union bosses to destroy the Michigan Constitution, hold employers and legislators hostage, and change and repeal as many as 170 of Michigan’s laws. Michigan’s attorney general is warning that it would eliminate the law requiring safety rules for school bus drivers and could prohibit … [Read more...]
Recent Letters – Free Speech, Carjacking, Atrocities in Libya
Free Speech Stifled? Why is your once great community cowtowing to the Islamics (sic) in your area? They seek to stifle free speech and press and yet you all permit it, even side with them by hindering Christians. They are all wrong! It is a false religion built on a false teacher who wrote a crazy and false book they follow. Hell was his home and they need … [Read more...]
Cornerstone Graduate Endorses Clark Durant for U.S. Senate
As a student at Cornerstone Schools, I was grateful for all of the opportunities I was afforded. I can distinctly remember an essay contest in 7th grade entitled, “My American Hero” where we were asked to write about our own personal hero’s in our lives. I chose to write about Mr. Clark Durant because I truly admire his work with Cornerstone. Of course, I … [Read more...]
Exercise of Free Speech in Dearborn Improving?
Dear Editor, Last month I revisited the annual Dearborn Arab-American Festival after a two-year hiatus. You see, two years ago I vowed to never return to Dearborn [Ed: see July 2010 letter from Joe Carey at bottom of linked article] after an encounter at the festival in 2009 in which I, my wife, and several friends were physically man-handled and … [Read more...]
Christless Christianity – As Dangerous As Islamic Law
LETTER TO THE EDITOR (In response to Terry Jones anti Sharia protest rally in Dearborn) -- I am a Michigan native, though I have not lived there for a long time. Growing up in Western Michigan, I viewed Detroit as the exotic, far-off place where we went to sit in the old hallowed grounds at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull, watching Trammell and … [Read more...]
Letter to the Editor – Are we being bullied?
It’s gratifying to read in recent months that anti-bullying campaigns have been launched nationwide— including Dearborn Public Schools. Years ago, I was in disbelief when I learned one of my daughters was being bullied by other girls at Lindbergh Elementary. It prompted family discussions about how to stand up to bullies and a phone call to one of the moms. … [Read more...]