The Iran hostage crisis, 40 years later: The story of the forgotten hostage...
Today is the 40th anniversary of one of the darkest days in American history. It was 40 years ago today – Nov. 4, 1979 – when a group of militant [CLICK TO READ MORE]
View ArticleSportsmanship story of the century: When the Fowlerville football team made a...
As the decade draws to a close in a few days, we’re 20 percent of the way through the 21st century. And as we see all the various Best-of-the-Century-So-Far lists [CLICK TO READ MORE]
View ArticleNearly 60 years later, remembering the Great Huron River Bus Bridge Collapse
One of the most unusual traffic accidents in Livingston County history took place on Sept. 28, 1962, when a bus carrying 43 Winans Lake School students collapsed a bridge and [CLICK TO READ MORE]
View ArticleIt’s LSU vs. Clemson on Monday night – and both band directors are Michigan...
The two biggest heavyweights in college football will be squaring off for the national championship on Monday night, as Louisiana State University takes on Clemson. The two teams have a [CLICK TO READ...
View ArticleSlotkin’s opponent, the judges and more: The five biggest Livingston County...
Well, 2020 has finally arrived, and because it’s a Leap Year, we have so much to look forward to. Olympics! Presidential election! An extra day in February! It’s also shaping [CLICK TO READ MORE]
View ArticleTheresa Brennan gets off lightly, and there’s plenty of blame to go around
And so, Theresa Brennan is heading off to jail next week. The disgraced former Livingston County district court judge is now a felon, and she will be spending the next [CLICK TO READ MORE]
View ArticleFrom the archives: The Seven Wonders of Livingston County
From the archives: Buddy Moorehouse wrote this column in 2008, and he’s still standing by these selections now. You’re all familiar, of course, with the Seven Wonder of the Ancient [CLICK TO READ MORE]
View ArticleThe 8th Congressional District GOP forum: A remarkable event with very...
The five announced Republican candidates in the 8th Congressional District gathered for a candidate forum last Thursday evening at the Crystal Gardens Banquet Center in Genoa Township, and it was...
View ArticleMontessori, Area 51 and more: Elissa Slotkin’s insightful visit to Light of...
It’s become a tradition every March that politicians across the country visit schools for March is Reading Month. And these visits – while they’re always nice – usually go the same way. [CLICK TO READ...
View ArticleThe 10 best former Michigan football and basketball players who became...
As a Michigan grad and fan, it’s always a treat to turn on the TV or radio and hear a familiar Wolverine voice providing the sports analysis. Indeed, our school [CLICK TO READ MORE]
View ArticleCounty Democratic chair Judy Daubenmier slings the worst kind of political mud
Judy Daubenmier is the chair of the Livingston County Democratic Party, and through the years, she’s had her share of ridiculous moments, most of which have been harmless and wholly [CLICK TO READ MORE]
View ArticleWe’re all better because we knew Mary Jo Del Vero; a remembrance of my friend
There are some passings that cut through our community like a knife. This is one of them. Mary Jo Del Vero died early this morning, and like everyone in Livingston [CLICK TO READ MORE]
View ArticleVailliencourt vs. Reader: Breaking down Livingston County’s nastiest...
In a year full of red-hot Livingston County political battles, this is the red-hottest one of them all. William Vailliencourt, who has been Livingston County’s prosecutor since 2013, is being [CLICK TO...
View ArticleHey, Michigan fans! I need your help silencing Sparty-loving Sheriff Mike Murphy
Livingston County Sheriff Mike Murphy is a great guy, a huge community supporter and an outstanding lawman. And I need you to help me shut him up. For all his [CLICK TO READ MORE]
View ArticleThe Iran hostage crisis, 40 years later: The story of the forgotten hostage...
Today is the 40th anniversary of one of the darkest days in American history. It was 40 years ago today – Nov. 4, 1979 – when a group of militant [CLICK TO READ MORE]
View ArticleSportsmanship story of the century: When the Fowlerville football team made a...
As the decade draws to a close in a few days, we’re 20 percent of the way through the 21st century. And as we see all the various Best-of-the-Century-So-Far lists [CLICK TO READ MORE]
View ArticleNearly 60 years later, remembering the Great Huron River Bus Bridge Collapse
One of the most unusual traffic accidents in Livingston County history took place on Sept. 28, 1962, when a bus carrying 43 Winans Lake School students collapsed a bridge and [CLICK TO READ MORE]
View ArticleIt’s LSU vs. Clemson on Monday night – and both band directors are Michigan...
The two biggest heavyweights in college football will be squaring off for the national championship on Monday night, as Louisiana State University takes on Clemson. The two teams have a [CLICK TO READ...
View ArticleSlotkin’s opponent, the judges and more: The five biggest Livingston County...
Well, 2020 has finally arrived, and because it’s a Leap Year, we have so much to look forward to. Olympics! Presidential election! An extra day in February! It’s also shaping [CLICK TO READ MORE]
View ArticleTheresa Brennan gets off lightly, and there’s plenty of blame to go around
And so, Theresa Brennan is heading off to jail next week. The disgraced former Livingston County district court judge is now a felon, and she will be spending the next [CLICK TO READ MORE]
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