Commentary

Politics goes to the "Oscars." Flint's premiere political pundit Paul Rozycki talks about politics in the movies and FIA Film Curator Ed Bradley (former Flint Journal movie critic) previews the 2013 Academy Awards on The Tom Sumner Program Wednesday February 20 beginning at 3 p

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On Sunday, I went to Best Buy to upgrade my wife's cell phone. We had gotten an email promotion from the retailer earlier in the year saying if we upgraded a phone there, we would receive a $50 gift card

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According to the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, the picture above harms Native Americans.  We’re not talking about hurt feelings.  Such images actually lower academic performance among Native Americans

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Baltimore Ravens cheerleader, Courtney Lenz, is not fat.  She’s adorable.  But she didn’t make the cut to cheer the Ravens on to their Big Game victory.  Was it because she gained 1.6 pounds?  Brenda and I tackled the issue in a recent WNEM TV5 Weekend Talk Back segment:

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With Flint claiming the title as America’s most violent city, Genesee County Sheriff Robert J. Pickell has proposed a new violent crime task force.  The joint task force would operate across jurisdictional boundaries and be highly mobile, tackl

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In his recent interview over Django Unchained, Quentin Tarantino reminded me of the serial killer “interviewed” by Dirty Harry in the football stadium.  Same exaggerated facial features.  Same narcissism

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Do you think the federal government is a bloated, byzantine mess?  Do you think our elected representatives react to passing events in knee jerk fashion, legislating, regulating, and signing executive orders that often do more harm than g

Dan on the Street: Collecting signatures in downtown Flint to prevent the "chemical castration of deadbeat dads" provision from taking effect in 2013.  Really.

Should Walmart be open on Thanksgiving?  That's the question we asked some shoppers at the Walmart on Belsay Road.

I wondered how students at the University of Michigan Flint felt about the re-election of President Obama.  So we parked a camera in front of the Pavilion and asked them.