Before Drag Queen Bingo: A brief history of controversial events in...
OK, so we’re a little more than halfway through 2021 and the biggest story in Livingston County this year has nothing to do with the pandemic, the economy or corrupt judges. The biggest story in...
View ArticleThese T-shirts with retro Brighton businesses on them are the coolest things...
Like many of you, I love Livingston County nostalgia. I love talking about the breadsticks at Annie’s Pot in Howell. I love talking about the pecan chicken at the Pinckney Inn. I love talking about the...
View ArticleRemembering my friend Scott Panning, and a legacy that’ll live forever
A lot of words come to mind when I think of my friend Scott Panning. Smart. Funny. Generous. Faithful. Proud Conservative. But most of all, this: Passionate. Scott lived life with a passion that all of...
View ArticleFormer WXYZ anchor Erik Smith reveals he was once friends with cult leader...
Well, here’s an amazing story that popped up on Facebook today: Erik Smith, the former WXYZ-TV anchor and longtime Brighton Township resident, says he was once close friends with the most notorious...
View ArticleLiberal newsman in a conservative county? The rise and fall of WHMI’s Jon King
So the huge news in Livingston County this week was that WHMI informed its longtime news director, Jon King, that he was being forced out of his job effective Feb. 25. While he hasn’t told the full...
View ArticlePredicting which county commission primary races will be the closest
In terms of Livingston County election excitement this primary season (all on the Republican side), we do have a couple of very intriguing legislative races –incumbent Sen. Lana Theis vs. crazy Mike...
View ArticleFive things we learned in the Livingston County primary election
Well, it was quite a night in Livingston County politics. We had blowouts we weren’t expecting (Jay Gross over Brenda Plank) and nail-biters we weren’t expecting (Frank Sample over Meghan Reckling by...
View ArticleWill Whitmer win a single precinct in Livingston County? Here’s a prediction
The last time a Democrat won the presidential vote in Livingston County was in 1964 when we went for Lyndon Johnson over Barry Goldwater (you can look that election up to see why that happened). In the...
View ArticleRemembering my favorite teacher, Mr. Cooper, and lessons for a lifetime
We all have an all-time favorite teacher. Mine was Lynn G. Cooper – Mr. Cooper – and I was devastated and heartbroken to hear the news this week that he had passed away at the age of 78. Mr. Cooper was...
View ArticleThis is the most fascinating school board election in Livingston County...
For a variety of reasons, we are in the midst of the most fascinating school board election in Livingston County history. Back in the good old days, a couple decades ago or so, school board elections...
View ArticleLongtime Press & Argus photographer Gillis Benedict laid off; it’s the final...
Livingston County’s longtime local “newspaper” has been on life support for years now, but it officially died today. They might still print a few editions in the coming months or even years, but we can...
View ArticleDear Mike Rogers: Please run for U.S. Senate in 2024
There was a political earthquake in Michigan last week when U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Lansing) told the world that she would not be running for re-election next year. The announcement was totally...
View ArticleIt sure looks like Mike Rogers is running for U.S. Senate
To hear Mike Rogers tell it, he’s either running for president in 2024 or working to boost his new “Leadership to Ensure the American Dream” initiative. But it sure looks for all the world like he’s...
View ArticleBuddy has a new book: “A Taco Bell for Howell, and Other Livingston County...
The first time my byline ever appeared in the Livingston County Press was 40 years ago – on March 23, 1983, to be specific. I was the newly hired sports editor of the LCP and my first story was about a...
View ArticleWATCH: This strange 1939 Hollywood movie was filmed in Pinckney
We’ve uncovered a historic gem – a very strange 1939 Hollywood movie that was filmed in downtown Pinckney. And you can see a clip from it below. The film was called “The Scarecrow Takes Up Magic,” and...
View ArticleNow that we have a Panda Express, here are five more things Howell needs
I don’t like to brag – OK, that’s a lie; I love to brag – but as you all know, I’m the one who is personally responsible for bringing a Taco Bell to Howell in the early 1990s. I even wrote a book about...
View ArticleSlotkin v. Rogers is the best political match-up Michigan has ever seen....
So it’s official now. Mike Rogers — the Livingston County boy who became an Army veteran, FBI agent, state Senator and Congressman — is running for the U.S. Senate. It was the most anticlimactic...
View ArticleBrighton has decided that the Ugly Naked Guy is now a Korean War memorial. No...
Ugly Naked Guy, I can’t quit you. You’re the gift that keeps on giving. Since he first arrived on the banks of the Mill Pond in 2006, I’ve been writing about the Ugly Naked Guy – first as an editor and...
View ArticleBook excerpt: The differences between Brighton and Howell
If you’re looking for the perfect Christmas gift for that Livingston County person on your list, a paperback copy of “A Taco Bell for Howell and Other Livingston County Crusades” is a spectacular...
View ArticleHowell City Council wasting the governor’s time in a way you won’t believe
n terms of ridiculous and petty things that an elected body in Livingston County has ever done, the Howell City Council just jumped to the front of the line. And that’s saying a lot. What they did this...
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