Medical Marijuana; Marijuana used for medicinal purposes to help individuals have an easier time with their illness. I can probably name at least five people who have a Medical Marijuana Card, allowing them to grow, smoke, and carry marijuana. Some of the main illnesses include: Alzehimer’s, ALS, Anxiety, Cachexia C, […]
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Voters face six ballot measures
Everybody has seen them. Election Day comes around, and yard after yard springs political signs like dandelions. Plenty of voters know about the big candidates. President Obama and former Governor Mitt Romney’s ongoing race for the White House is a fine example. When it comes to ballot proposals, […]
Theresa Flores-from victim to human trafficking activist
Theresa Flores was appointed to the Ohio Attorney General’s Commission on the study of human trafficking in 2009, and has testified before Ohio’s House and Senate in support of human trafficking legislation. Her efforts played a major role in the success of Senate Bill 235-B, which passed into law in […]
‘The Gathering’ food local and sustainable
Pesticides and dangerous chemicals blanket our fruits and vegetables in crops all over the world. These chemicals enter our body and lie dormant as they gradually build in our system. The cancer-causing agents are threatening our health and tainting our soil. “It’s a huge problem,” said the executive […]
Former MCCC student wants to keep tuition down
A former MCCC student is running for the Michigan House of Representatives. Anne Rossio of Carleton is on the ballot for the newly drawn 17th District, running against Bill Lavoy of Monroe. Rossio stresses her commitment to working across the aisle so strongly that it may make both […]
Welcome Back event held at Whitman Center
MCCC’s student government held a Welcome Back event Oct. 22 for all students in the lobby of the Whitman Center. The event, catered by Kosch catering, offered students subs, sodas, chips, and cookies. “A welcome back event was already held at the main campus. We would have been at the […]
Meeting aired Whitman concerns
Whitman Center business dominated the Sept. 24 MCCC Board of Trustees meeting. Of the three-hour affair, more than two-thirds went to address Whitman rumors, set the record straight, and hear reaction from the community. Members of the college board began the discussion by explaining the college’s rationale for canceling spring-summer […]
Fate of journalism in our hands
Oct. 3 marks the 19 anniversary of my grandfather’s death. His contributions to journalism at Eastern Michigan University led to my passion for the written word. He saw this coming – the degradation of journalism in America and the world. In fact, he blamed the Cold War on bad journalism. […]
Medical card hurts credibility
Medical Marijuana; Marijuana used for medicinal purposes to help individuals have an easier time with their illness. I can probably name at least five people who have a Medical Marijuana Card, allowing them to grow, smoke, and carry marijuana. Some of the main illnesses include: Alzehimer’s, ALS, Anxiety, Cachexia C, […]
Limit spanking kids, teens
The last time that any child has been brought down in front of their peers to receive Corporal Punishment (aka spanked with a paddle) in Michigan was back in 1989. Some of you may know that recently in Texas a teenage girl thought it would be better to take the […]
