Dot Earth Blog: Naomi Klein’s Inconvenient Climate Conclusions
A critic of capitalism argues that climate progress can only come through a global economic reboot.
Opinionator | The Stone: Intellectuals and Politics
Good politicians don’t need to be intellectuals, but they should at least have intellectual lives.
Opinionator: The Wisdom of George McGovern
The former senator has been an advocate for better nutrition for more than half a century.
Opinionator | The Stone: ‘Quixote,’ Colbert and the Reality of Fiction
September 27, 2011 All The Rest
Did Cervantes invent “truthiness”? A writer examines how the 17th-century master’s multilayered world mirrors the realities and absurdities of our modern age.
University of Michigan study: Republicans, Tea Party used Twitter more effectively than Democrats
U of M researchers say looking at tweets enabled them to predict election winners with 88 percent accuracy.
Nancy Reagan, Clintons to join first ladies Obama and Carter at Ford memorial in California, Roberts to talk politics
Journalist Cokie Roberts said Betty Ford wanted her to speak about politics at memorial service.
Live coverage: Former first lady Betty Ford dies at 93 (1918-2011)
The widow of former President Gerald R. Ford will be buried next to him on the grounds of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in the hometown where their rise to national prominence began. Her death came five years after the former president …
‘Demonic’ author Anne Coulter is coming to Grand Rapids to promote her new book attacking liberals
Coulter will be at DeVos Place Convention Center Friday
Conservative group launching $300,000 campaign thanking 11 congressmen, including Amash and Huizenga
Mailers coming to West Michigan mailboxes soon.
After critical report, Coopersville-Polkton Fire Department reevaluates service
The fire authority board has formed committees to revamp the department’s administration, technology, equipment, facilities and training.
