Published: November 12, 2008

School for Sale

This is just a little local story about education. But it has some interesting political backspin. It raises some questions about separating public resources from private gain, and putting your money where your mouth is—so to speak—on what real Americans call family values.

Hometown Politics and Picket Fences

I live in a picket fence kind of town in southeastern Michigan. Howell is clean, safe and filled with nice, well-meaning, community-minded people—most of whom look alike and have moderate-to-conservative beliefs. It’s a good place to live and raise a family, actually, and I’ve seen some positive change in community attitudes over my past couple...