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John Auchter/For Michigan RadioAlready the political operatives of the nation and state are begging us to cut our precious Michigan summer short and sprint ahead toward the fall election. Don't listen to them. -
John Auchter/Michigan RadioInstead of simply picking the most decent, reasonably intelligent candidate who best aligns with our views, we are encouraged, nay, indoctrinated to think like political operatives: What candidate is most electable? What candidate is going to excite certain key demographics? What candidate is going to deliver exclusively for our side?
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Frequent listeners of That's What We Say know how we much we love to talk about the constant phenomenon of words changing in meaning and use. This week we tackle three examples, including a question about the past participle of "chide." -
We carry around slights, real or manufactured, and refuse to let them go. And then when an event (say, an attempted coup) does need to be deconstructed, there are those who want nothing more than to get past it. "What's done is done — we need to move on!"
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The only thing wrong with “ain’t” is that someone decided there’s something wrong with it.
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Full disclosure: I definitely contribute to the ludicrous amount of money that gets poured into college sports. I like watching games. And not just football and basketball. Volleyball, softball, and even track & field are fun to watch, too.
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Renee Chelian started Northland Family Planning in 1976, after having an illegal abortion in a Detroit warehouse as a teenager. Her clinics are still operating, but the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs imperils her 50 years of work to make abortion safe and available.
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As we head into a holiday weekend to celebrate the United States of America, all this is a pretty good reminder that while there are many, many wonderful benefits to being participants in this constitutional republic experiment, it can also be deeply frustrating.
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The way in which the 10 Republican candidates for Governor of Michigan have run their campaigns can be charitably described as not ideal.
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Sometimes an editorial cartoon is simply about expressing a feeling. And in this case, it's exasperation.
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As a political financier/string-puller — and a public official as the Secretary of Education for the Trump Administration — Betsy DeVos has given me plenty of opportunities to disagree with her.
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The causes of Michigan's high gas prices are murky, even to economy experts.
