Mike Thompson
46 posts
Beyond the masks: Saginaw City schools reopen
Yes, 5,400 city students will have a requirement to wear covid protective masks again this school year. But…
John Stemple: ‘Director of Neighborhood Optimism’
Not a lot of Saginawians will boast that the city’s urban conditions are vastly improved in comparison to…
September 1, 2021
Sept. 14 vote could close Alma shelter debate
For a proposed federal shelter for homeless immigrant teens taken at the border, the Alma City Commission may…
September 1, 2021
Covid-19 can’t kill G.I. Forum
After the American G.I. Forum formed in 1948 in Corpus Christi, Dr. Hector P. Garcia and his board…
September 1, 2021
BOOK REVIEW: The power of Congressman John Lewis
Months ahead of his death last July at age 80, John Lewis informed few people that his cancer…
June 2, 2021
Is it covid aid, or not? Either way, D.C. dollars are coming
The stories that you may have been hearing are true. Saginaw city schools and local government indeed will…
Saginaw city ‘Tax Caps’: Will an old local issue return?
Talk of a possible Saginaw property tax increase may emerge as soon as this summer. This would happen…
June 2, 2021
Kingdom of Care Childcare opens June 7 at Riverview
Like mother, like daughter. Yolanda Irvin is opening Kingdom of Care Childcare & Preschool Centers on June 7…
Wish list for Jimmie Truss abandoned lot cleanups
Jimmie and Alicia Truss decided this spring to seek some modest attention for his ninth year of volunteering…
June 2, 2021
All Mexican and Tex Mex, all the time
Chulas Mexican Imports opened six years ago at 7755 Gratiot Road (M-46) in Saginaw’s Thomas Township because the…
June 2, 2021