 Up North and Personal:A Curmudgeonly View Of Fireworks
By Ken DeLaat Yes friends and neighbors it’s that time of year once again when the sky gets lit up by the sparkle and brilliance of advanced pyro-technical advancements as we celebrate our independence from England part of what is now known as the United Kingdom who are apparently celebrating their own newly forged independence from the European Union. Well, some 51% or so are celebrating I imagine with the other near half of the country wavering between heavy angst, indignant anger and depression-laden resignation. But I digress. It is indeed the time of year when those who are not bound by living with dogs they adore and small children they love, feel compelled to... Up North And Personal Breckin’s Big Day By Ken DeLaat
Well, it is indeed true but only due to my placement as the far and away youngest sibling among the quartet of kids my folks endured.
But I digress. Breckin is but 2 1/2years old and...  Up North And Personal
The Great Newaygo County Political Sign Conspiracy of 2016 By Ken DeLaat A bit of history first. From CBS 46, Atlanta Georgia: October 2011. Until Tuesday, Bobby Sigman, was running for mayor of Covington. That all changed after police released undercover video of Sigman purchasing campaign signs. Sigman admits to CBS Atlanta's Mike Paluska he is the man in the video captured by an undercover informant, but doesn't go so far as to say he was... Letter to the Editor:
What Citizens Deserve, A Leader In The Sheriff's Department Dear Editor, Monday June 13, 2016 I did something that was hard for me; something I felt was important: I turned in my gun and my badge. I am no longer a deputy for the Newaygo County Sheriff’s Office. Anyone who knows me knows how proud I was to be a part of that fine organization. They are a dedicated group of quiet professionals, who patrol our roads while we...  Up North And Personal
Of Weather And Departed Heroes By Ken DeLaat Part I. Didn’t take long, did it? Friday it started to steam up a bit and by Saturday the temps were stretching their way up in an attempt to reach the 90 mark that eluded us for two years until making a return visit last summer. Yes, it was indeed warm and yes, the moisture in the air was fairly conducive to producing a bit of sweat from even the most minor of outdoor efforts (speaking as one who makes every attempt to keep most of his outdoor efforts minor) and certainly it made for a wee bit of discomfort for those less tolerant of such meteorologically manufactured episodes. However, after what is always an elongated tenure of being in the less than coatless-conducive climatic clutches of Mom Nature’s winter/spring/winter/spring vacillation April and May seem to tease us with, to tell the truth there was a bit of personal exuberance over experiencing one of these ‘sticky’ kind of  Of Elections And Social Media
By N3 Editorial Staff Undersheriff Brian Boyd resigned, a move that caught everyone off guard with the exception of those who have indicated off the record their knowledge of what motivated his decision to leave a job he clearly loved after 27 years of public service. Not even a week later and Lieutenant Chad Palmiter is suspended and a statement is released indicating the possibility of ‘a violation of election laws and department policies’ though without specifics as to what laws and policies and how they may have been breached. Coincidentally, or perhaps not, it is an election year. An election year with a hotly contested race for Sheriff as White Cloud and...  How do you like us so far?
By N3 Team We’ve been spreading our vision for an accurate, hyper-local, timely, and entertaining information source for just about a month now and the reception we’ve received has been truly remarkable. You have responded with positive comments, a slew of subscriptions, and tens of thousands of views and visits to our site as well as our facebook page. Going into this we knew changes would need to be... |
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