Looking for justice in the Mid-East

By Bill Diem The atrocities that Hamas soldiers did in Israel are like the atrocities that Sioux warriors did against pioneers moving to Oregon. The Sioux killed men, women and children who had done nothing to the Sioux. In response, the United States went all in on...

Five things to know about the County Road 407 project

By John Waltman The Newberry News has been kind enough to allow me to offer some information on the CR 407 road project. Thank you. Many folks have questions about the project, and not all information out there is correct. First, the road project is solely a Luce...

The UP has work, needs workers

By Bill Diem Michigan’s job picture right now is the best it has been in the 21st Century, yet I hear people all the time saying that jobs are not being filled because people don’t want to work ever since they got free money during COVID. I think that anyone who wants...

Finding Utopia in Fayette

By Bill Diem In the 19th Century, Americans here and there around the country established Utopias, communities in which people would live cooperatively and without conflict by following a certain set of rules. One had been in Ohio, near my Boy Scout camp. Zoar was...

School culture: Hold students accountable

By Cossondra George When I was growing up (back when we wrote with rocks in the dirt, before paper was invented), children were taught to respect their elders. Period. Sir, ma’am, please, and thank you were the norms. We now allow children more autonomy. We have...

Open Letter to Columbus Township Residents

Our township is facing a possible crisis from which there would be no coming back. Township Board members have stated that except for Ed Auge, none of them intend to run for another term. There seems to be a consensus that there won’t be enough people interested in...