From 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 ArticleCounty Commission 2nd District: Carol Sue Reader up big over James Bruney
Retired Livingston County District Court Judge Carol Sue Reader is heading for a decisive victory in the Livingston County Commissioner 2nd District Republican primary. Reader has 1,703 votes, almost...
View ArticleRemembering Shawn Moore, 30 years later: When Livingston County lost its...
This post was originally published on Aug. 26, 2015. I remember exactly where I was on Sept. 13, 1985. It was 30 years ago, but I remember it like it was yesterday. I was the 25-year-old sports editor...
View ArticleThe Daily Press & Argus turns 20: The inside story of how it started and how...
It was 20 years ago today that Livingston County got a daily newspaper, and this is the story of how it all came together and how it all came apart. On Sept. 7, 2000 – 20 years ago today – the first...
View ArticleCould Elissa Slotkin actually carry Livingston County? And other pressing...
With just a couple weeks left before the election (thank GOD), here are the questions you’ve been asking and the answers you’ve been seeking when it comes to Livingston County politics. First question,...
View ArticleMike Detmer’s hilariously pompous 2022 hype video is the funniest thing...
We’re living in a pretty stressful time right now, but if you need a laugh, you need to see this. Mike Detmer – the used-car salesman from Howell who finished second in the 8th Congressional District...
View ArticleTen things you probably didn’t know about Livingston County
Sure, you know that KISS once performed an epic concert in Hartland back in 1975. And you know the greatest second baseman in Detroit Tigers history grew up in Fowlerville. And you know we have a town...
View ArticleWhen the governor’s car kept getting pulled over in Brighton in 1930, he...
So it turns out that Theresa Brennan was not the first Livingston County jurist ever thrown out of office. It happened before, way back in 1930, and it’s a story that involves a young traffic cop, an...
View ArticleHere’s a story: The most successful football coach in EMU history later...
Here’s a bit of Michigan history you probably didn’t know: The most successful football coach in Eastern Michigan University history later became Michigan’s governor. Wait, what? One of Michigan’s...
View ArticleMy mom’s famous Hollywood cousin was murdered in 1981. Four decades later, I...
So I’ve written a book that solves a 40-year-old Hollywood murder. It’s a story about fame, fortune, sex, drugs, money, the mob and Hollywood. But mostly, it’s a story about my mother’s cousin, a...
View ArticleThree tickets to the past: Here’s where I’m going in the Livingston County...
We’re going to pretend that I just invented a Livingston County Time Machine, and here’s what it does: It can take you back in time, but it only works in Livingston County. You’ll receive three...
View ArticleRequiem for a newspaper building: The LCP bids a bitter farewell to Howell
For me personally, this is no small thing. For Howell as a community, this is no small thing. You see, for the first time since before the Civil War, there is no newspaper office in Howell. If you...
View ArticleThe Ugly Naked Guy at 15: The full, unabridged, untold history of Brighton’s...
Somebody needs to go and put a birthday hat on him, because the Ugly Naked Guy turned 15 this month. That’s right, he’s been ugly and naked and standing guard at Brighton’s Mill Pond for exactly 15...
View ArticleThe Great Fowlerville Gas War is over. We won.
For years – no, decades – gas prices in Fowlerville have always been ridiculous. At the four stations on Fowlerville Road and I-96, they’ve always been 30-50 cents per gallon higher than the stations...
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