What will the Grand Traverse region look like in 2159?

Posted on November 8th, 2009 by Loraine Anderson in TC 2159

By Loraine AndersonWe asked former Gov. Milliken and four other area leaders to predict what the Grand Traverse Region would look like 150 years now. Now, we’d like to ask you, our readers, to do the same thing. More »

Sacred Hospitality

Posted on November 7th, 2009 by John Chuchman in Sacred Quest: Growth Through Loss and Love

John ChuchmanTrue Hospitality
is a Sacred Act,
a Sacred Way of Being. More »

A simple pumpkin spice cake that’ll rock your world!

Posted on November 6th, 2009 by Rebecca Lindamood in Cook's Corner

Rebecca LindamoodNow that you’ve contemplated some brute squash mutilation, here’s another use: Place the mashed squash (without butter, bien sûr) in a strainer over a bowl for about 30 minutes. Take that resulting squash and make the world’s deadliest cake: Pumpkin Spice Cake with Grand Marnier Cream Cheese Icing and Dulce De Leche. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. More »

What to look for in November

Posted on November 5th, 2009 by Ed Hahnenberg in Ed's Astronomy

Ed HahnenbergI have used most of my posts displaying astrophotographs I have taken of deep sky objects (DSOs). November is not a great month for additional work in that department. However, once in a while the night sky clears and the casual observer might want to know what’s visible above. So here goes… More »

Continuing college adventures

Posted on November 4th, 2009 by Gloria Veltman in Rose Street Ramblings

By Gloria VeltmanA few weeks ago, I wrote a post about going back to college for the third time. I began taking an Introduction to Philosophy class at Northwestern Michigan College in early September. This was a condition for acceptance into a distance learning masters program in theology. I have taken a number of non-credit courses at NMC, but this was my first “real” college class in about 15 years. More »

Females as batterers? Get the picture on domestic violence

Posted on November 3rd, 2009 by Jeanne Hannah in Ask the Family Lawyer

Ask the Family Lawyer, by Jeanne M. HannahOctober was Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and there has been much discussion about DV. Men and their supporters are drawing attention to the fact that many articles and blog posts depict men as the perpetrators and women as the victims. In reality, men also can be victims of domestic violence. Sometimes women are perpetrators, and not the victims, of domestic violence. More »

A hike to the chapel

Posted on November 2nd, 2009 by Jo Anne Wilson in Letters From France

Jo Anne Wilson, Letters From FranceSorry for having skipped a beat or two in relating the events of the two week junket to the Ardèche and Paris. After these weeks of Michigan’s gloomy skies, those warm days and sunshine seem further away than ever. Suffice it to say that the remaining time in the quaint hamlet of Les Monèdes passed quickly. After the Saturday at Uzès, we were ready to stay put on Sunday. In a way we did, but we were not completely inactive. More »

If you are pro-choice, this post may not be for you…

Posted on November 1st, 2009 by Ed Hahnenberg in Theology Today & the World

Ed HahnenbergI have heard endless remarks from intelligent adults that a fetus is either “a blob of tissue,” “part of the woman’s body,” “not human,” and explanations such as “we’re just animals,” “an effective method of population control,” or “simply nothing to concern ourselves with.” More »

Brute squash mutilation: Throw it!

Posted on October 30th, 2009 by Rebecca Lindamood in Cook's Corner

Rebecca LindamoodSquash get a bum rap for difficulty in the kitchen.  I think that’s owing to the fact that most people don’t think in terms of brute mutilation. They daintily jab at the big beasties with inadequately sized knives of dubious sharpness.  It’s not their fault that they’ve just never been taught the easy way around a squash.  I will now remedy that with the full set of instructions on how to open (and cook) a hard winter squash. More »

More on comfort foods

Posted on October 29th, 2009 by Gloria Veltman in Rose Street Ramblings

By Gloria VeltmanReading Rebecca Lindamood’s post on braising meats and related subjects not only made me hungry — I could practically inhale the heavenly smells — but it also reminded me that I had left some old favorites off my recent post on fall foods. More »

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