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By Tim Skubick

Buttigieg gets high marks for transportation work

You can’t count the times that some career politician, which the good government crowd believes is not a dirty word, has sat in that TV interview chair and at some pointed lamented about the personal family sacrifi ces one has to make to meet the all-time-consuming assignment of serving the public good and your loved-ones, too. 11/06/2024 09:18 PM

A column by Alan Campbell

Hunting tradition unifying force

I’ve been looking within for answers to a question that’s pertinent to fewer and fewer people. Why do I hunt? It’s a bit late in life for self-reflection on an activity that has driven much of my spare time in fall, the most beautiful of seasons. 11/06/2024 09:18 PM

A column by Amy Hubbell

Cleaning ‘fridge’ cathartic for reporter

I did something last weekend. Tired of listening to political advertisements and stewing over election-related newspaper coverage, I went to my kitchen to accomplish a must-do — cleaning out the refrigerator. 10/30/2024 05:31 PM

Tim Skubick

Slicing and dicing voting groups

When political races are TCTC — too close to call — the fascinating speculation is that anyone of a whole host of variables could determine the winner. That is where the state and country are as the long-awaited end to the dead heat battle between the former GOP president and current Democratic Vice President. 10/30/2024 05:31 PM

A column by Brian Freiberger

Soaking in the last of the colors

Fall is ever fleeting and so is the color. Nothing is better than taking a drive on the Leelanau Peninsula during prime fall color. 10/23/2024 06:26 PM

A column by Zachary Marano

We’re in this together

Earlier this year while it was still hot and humid, I was riding my bicycle on the Leelanau Trail near Mawby Vineyards and Winery when I heard the thud-thud-thud of a flat tire hitting pavement behind me. “Oh no, not again,” I thought. 10/16/2024 08:25 PM

A column by Meakalia Previch-Liu

Exploring, appreciating our national parks

While I try to walk a trail every weekend, I recently made a point to get out to visit our local national park, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, last month on National Public Lands Day. Usually held annually on the fourth Saturday of September, people are invited to participate in a day of service for public lands, which helps to promote stewardship of the parks and the resources it provides us. 10/09/2024 05:51 PM

A column by Alan Campbell

Elevate cherries and farmers who grow them

The cherry is queen of crops grown in Leelanau County. Why not give it an official title for all of Michigan? A bill was introduced last week by state Sen. 09/25/2024 04:23 PM

A column by Brian Freiberger

Visit South Manitou in 2025

Last week, I had the privilege of traveling to South Manitou Island with a group from the Leelanau Historical Society. This trip had been on my bucket list ever since I moved to the Leelanau Peninsula in 2021. 09/18/2024 05:51 PM

Breaking tasks into chunks

Breaking tasks into chunks

A couple weeks ago, I took vacation time to visit friends and family in New Hampshire. The highlight of the trip was my visit to Mount Cardigan. It’s a somewhat less imposing climb compared to many of the nearby White Mountains, at 3,155 feet above sea level. But in the words of another party of hikers who I encountered on the trail, “‘easier’ doesn’t necessarily mean ‘easy.’” The weather was clear on the day of the hike, but several days of rain earlier that week made the hike pose two very different challenges. On the one hand, there was a pressure cooker: humidity trapped under the forest canopy in the valleys below the mount. On the other, was the summit: bare granite unshielded by tree cover and exposed to powerful, cold winds. 09/12/2024 06:28 AM

By Tim Skubick

Gender gap in presidential race

If it’s the boy voters vs. the girls on the presidential playground, the boys pick Donald Trump by a seven point margin which is a solid win for the former prez. 09/04/2024 03:50 PM

A column by Amy Hubbell

Friend lost, now 1 dog family

We lost a friend last week. The kind with a cool nose and wagging tail. 08/28/2024 10:35 PM

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