NewsfeedJust like last year, and the year before that, and the year before that and so on, our tuition is the state's lowest. Every year, tuition goes up, but we hear the same old story: it's okay, because we still don't pay as much as anyone else. Unfortunately, that line is starting to wear thin with most students. »
A week filled with murder and gang violence has the city of Saginaw scrambling for answers and seeking help. Shootings on Wednesday and Thursday left three dead and lead to the rehiring of two officers and assistance from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. The rash of violence comes in the wake of uproar and mudslinging within the city council and the city residents are left suffering from all of it. »
Back when we were all playing "Duck Hunt" or "Blades of Steel" on the original Nintendo, imagining a video game filled with extreme violence, cursing, and drugs was unfathomable. But it's a reality now. »
Two-a-days in the hot August sun can make high school football players wish they would have stuck to summer paper routes instead of fly routes and button hooks. Lucky for them though, a recent rule change to a local high school athletic handbook will allow football players – and all other athletes – to enjoy a nice cold beer after summer practice with no fear of lost playing time. »
What do you call a person who earns the minimum wage? Are they lazy and unwilling to get the education needed to make a decent income? Are they deviants, people who cannot hold a steady job and thus require the most basic of wages? The fact that the federal minimum wage has not been raised in eight years is of little importance, because people do not stay at minimum wage levels for long, some say. »
The Supreme Court recently rendered a decision regarding medical marijuana that was largely misunderstood and, given that the issue at hand is often misrepresented, it is not surprising that their decision made little sense. »
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." »