DEARBORN, MI - (EDITORIAL) - The national debate about gender identity overflowed into Dearborn, Michigan yesterday like a broken toilet at a Target store. Angry parents were fuming about the bathroom decree and threatened to boycott Dearborn Public Schools starting Monday morning after the Obama administration issued an edict telling every public school … [Read more...]
Investing in Mental Health
EDITORIAL - Soon after Governor Snyder’s 2016-17 budget was introduced, many of my constituents contacted my office to express their concerns about contentious boilerplate language in section 298, and to discuss the many negative consequences that would arise as a result. Thankfully, we no longer have to worry about Boilerplate 298, as the language has since … [Read more...]
Christopher Paulsen: Embrace Our Past to Face the Future
GUEST EDITORIAL - I have lived in Dearborn for the majority of my life. As a fourth generation Dearborn resident, my family has seen the highs and lows in Dearborn's history. Unfortunately, we as residents are experiencing a low not felt since the Great Depression. Dearborn is a shadow of it's former self. We must look back to see it's greatness. Until … [Read more...]
Dearborn Voters Won’t Resolve ‘True Dearborn’ Mystery
EDITORIAL - Dearborn voters won't resolve the 'True Dearborn' mystery, but they will elect a judge for the 19th district court on November 4th. Questions continue to swirl around who was behind the True Dearborn email campaign, but the real issue is who the next judge will be. Several Dearborn area Facebook discussion groups provided details that … [Read more...]
Burning Questions Swirl Around “True Dearborn” Politics
EDITORIAL - Last Sunday afternoon, October 12, at approximately 4:47pm, an email blast went out from "True Dearborn" to an unknown number of Dearborn area residents. The email started with a question: Is Dearborn benefiting from Mayor O'Reilly's "one party rule"? I did not receive the original email until Monday morning, when Gary Woronchak forwarded a … [Read more...]
AHRC Calls for Immediate Protection of Kurds in Kobani
DEARBORN, Michigan - In a press release yesterday, the American Human rights Council (AHRC) called upon the United Nations and the international community to extend immediate protection for the Syrian Kurds in the city of Kobani in north Syria. Kobani has been under the Islamic State (IS), also known as ISIS, siege for over three weeks. According to media … [Read more...]
Henry Ford, MI? – Automotive Tourist Capital of the World
Dear Editor, Apple Corporation today would not be the giant it is without the vision of one man, Steve Jobs. He saw that putting the power of computing into the hands of everyone would be a benefit beyond measure. He was right, it brought a massive increase in productivity and power to the people of this country and to the businesses that incorporated … [Read more...]
Imad Hamad Calls Syrian Crisis A True Human Tragedy
DEARBORN, Michigan - A statement released by the AHRC Thursday said: "The American Human Rights Council (AHRC) joins the human rights groups and partners in calling upon the United Nations and its member states to ensure the safety and the well-being of the Syrian civilian population while addressing the Syrian crisis during the current United Nation … [Read more...]
AHRC Calls for Immediate Release of Hostage Alan Henning
DEARBORN, Michigan - (AHRC statement issued 18-Sep-2014): The American Human Rights Council (AHRC) joins the international community and more than 100 British Muslim imams, organizations and individuals who expressed their "horror and revulsion" at the "senseless murder" of Briton David Haines and the threat to the life of Mr Alan Henning according to the … [Read more...]
Should City of Dearborn Change It’s Name to Henry Ford?
Letters to the Editor: The "City of Dearborn, MI" Should Change It's Name to "Henry Ford, MI" Your gentle town "Dearborn" is misnamed. I propose that the city be re-named "Henry Ford, MI" as recognition of the contributions of Henry Ford to the nation and in particular to our city. Instead, we have our city named after someone who never heard of it let … [Read more...]
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