Gender Portrayals in the Media

Like all good spats these days, this one started on social media. Though social media has given us a great ability to communicate ideas to people we never would have encountered otherwise—ignorance and the Internet do go hand-in-hand. The issue arose from the video below: The video is right in that the portrayal of women […]

Same-sex marriage will previal

This is a Daily Telegram response to this letter. Here is the published letter. To the editor, In response to Ken Nichols’ letter Mar. 24 in The Daily Telegram: My, oh my, what bigotry do we have here? As an American Mr. Nichols can preach, pray and believe in whatever fairy tale he chooses to dictate the sick […]

History advocates equality not Christianity

This is another Tecumseh Herald response to this letter. Here is the published letter. To The Editor, This is in response to Ronda Keck’s letter, published in the November 3, 2012 issue. It seems that we find ourselves in need of a history lesson again. First, it is imperative to explore whom former Secretary of […]

Response to Christian bigotry

This was published in the Tecumseh Herald and was in response to this letter. To the Editor, This is in response to Ronda Keck’s letter in the Sept. 10, 2012 issue. Who makes the rules? In a democratic republic, we, the people, have the freedom to elect officials to represent us in local, state, and […]

There is something soothing about a mid-October photo. The palate is delectable, and in Michigan, sadly, can be gone in a instant. Using the FujiFinepix S2900 camera has displayed some gremlins. Photo quality is good, but can never be considered any sort of greatness. This, of course, can easily be attributed as user error, as […]

Steiner at Dreamland Theater

Konrad Steiner’s performance at the Dreamland Theater in Ypsilanti, Mich. was other-worldly, opening with an experimental film in the cramped space.  It was abstract, confusing at times, but his fusion of a creative voice over with great visuals made the experience bearable, if not enjoyable. Next was Steiner’s presentation of Minority Report. To move from […]