Last month, The Muskegon Chronicle took an in-depth look at high school dropout rates through the experiences of one family. Their child was a student at Muskegon High School, which has a dropout rate of more than 20 percent and…
CHRONICLE FILE PHOTOMuskegon residents walk the edge of Wolverine Lake at the Owasippe Scout Reservation in Blue Lake Township in 2010. The camp was having a fall festival that included hay rides in the colorful woods and a pen of…
CHRONICLE FILE PHOTOBicycles artfully spray-painted in a variety of colors have been chained up and left for display on downtown Muskegon street corners, leaving art lovers and city officials scratching their heads and wondering what they mean. …
We salute Betty Ford and her contributions to this country both as first lady and as a citizen.
While President Barack Obama and Congressional leaders negotiate the terms for an increase in the U.S. debt ceiling, work on the 2012 budget continues outside the spotlight.Few programs in the new budget will have a greater impact on Michigan th…
There’s nothing wrong with having a little fun with your community. And who knows, it could drive new development.
What does it mean to be an American? Here’s some thoughts to ponder during the Fourth of July weekend.
What’s in a name? William Shakespeare argued that a rose by any other name would smell the same. How about a chamber of commerce? Does changing its name make a difference?
No blood in the streets. No wild West shootouts. No murder and mayhem.That appears to be the situation a decade after Michigan loosened the rules for carrying concealed weapons, allowing anyone who meets basic standards to clandestinely pack a p…
There was a lot of celebrating in Lansing earlier this week as Gov. Rick Snyder signed the 2011-12 budget into law, three months before the deadline and four months after the process started.Snyder described the bills as stabilizing the state’s….
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