The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which houses the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), remains shut down. TSA agents are being paid through emergency funding, which has stabilized staffing and shortened the lines at airports such as Houston International, where lines exceeded four hours in March. Reforms can prevent this from occurring again. Automatic continuing resolutions
Several weeks ago, a couple of friends and I went to a college campus a few hours away with one mission: to encourage people and share the hope of Christ with broken and seeking souls. Within a short timeframe of being there and having casual conversations with people, it was clear that we were exactly
The economic impact of a war with Iran is likely to be significant. The Strait of Hormuz, off the Iranian coast, is one of the world’s most critical supply bottlenecks. Roughly 20 percent of global crude oil consumption, as well as refined petroleum products, passes through it each day. Among these products is nitrogen fertilizer,
Have you viewed pictures from the Hubble Telescope, like the Tapestry of Blazing Starbirth or the Ring Nebula, that light up the darkness with bursts of magnificent color? Have you pondered the quantity of stars—too numerous to count? Have you paused to wonder what it’s all for? What are we to learn or understand from
There’s an old line from one of our favorite bands: “Time is on our side.” It sounds nice, but it’s not true. Time isn’t on our side; it just keeps moving. For most of us running businesses, raising families, and trying to stay upright, it moves fast. The question isn’t whether we have enough of
As May arrives in Michigan, the crisp spring air begins to carry the faint, unmistakable scent of freshwater. It is the unofficial starting gun for the Great Lakes boating season. After months of heavy coats and snow boots, Michiganders are ready to trade their parkas for nautical ropes, crisp navy-and-white stripes, and pops of vibrant
We recently ventured down to South Padre Island for a getaway. Honestly, I wasn’t sure what to expect. When I was in high school, it was a popular destination with my peers. In Michigan, that made it seem like the island must be something special — why choose it over anywhere else if it wasn’t
In the summer of 2015, a friend invited a few of us over to her house to kayak. Although I had lived across the street from Marl Lake in Fenton for a few years, I had never tried it. I decided to go almost all in and bought an inflatable kayak. My friend Wendy and
Our nation needs three million more residences than are available today, across all price ranges, to meet the exploding demand for homeownership. That includes starter houses, condominiums, and fixer-uppers, as well as larger, higher-priced homes in every region of the United States. News sites such as Bridge Michigan say Genesee County needs about 7,000 more
In spite of April showers, spring, and the promise of warmer months ahead, fuels this edition of My Style. After a long Michigan winter, the urge to break hibernation and head outdoors is real. Whether you gravitate toward a well-manicured formal garden or the overflowing bounty of edible and cutting beds, your garden, like your
By Alexandria Nolan-Miller Isn’t it funny that one of the best parts of travel is the anticipation long before the trip begins? You aren’t there yet, the bags aren’t packed, and still the magic has already started working on you. The promise of new places, different scenery, and an alternate rhythm of life, even if
Let’s face it… nobody is getting out alive. We’re all going to die — we just don’t know when. Someone will write your obituary. These will likely be the final words people will say about you. And they’ll share the information they know, rather than what you might want your final story to be. If
