THE COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS OPINION

The Latest News, Updates and Opinions from Flint-Area Communities

They say that opposites attract, but opposites are rarely forced to live in the same body. Trust me, my little universe gets more than a little cramped.  Full story »

As he passed me once again, the man carried the jar of artichokes pitifully in his hands. I thought I could make him laugh by singing the Dora the Explorer song, "YOU DID IT!" But I was afraid he might not get the joke.  Full story »

Suggesting that teachers no longer have something worthwhile to contribute simply because they've accumulated 30 years of experience reeks of ageism.  Full story »

Voice: Michael D. McManaman, Davison   With students and businesses moving downtown, it looks like Flint is headed in the right direction. However, let us not forget the two biggest hurdles Flint still has to cross: poverty and violence. Invariably linked, the community needs to fight both in order to defeat both. When a community of people is forced... Full story »

Voice: Dennis C. David, Grand Blanc In The Flint Journal article of Feb. 5, about civil charges against Bank of America, spokesman Robert Stickler confirmed that the bank won’t not be going to trial. Does this mean they will be going to trial, or does it mean they would not, not? There has been a plethora of English grammatical... Full story »

"You wait on the front end. You wait on the back end. Either way, it's a half hour, so get over it." Full story »

Voice: Richard Peasel, Grand Blanc Peter Luke is a closet progressive, who believes that only government control of an individual’s life earnings is the perfect solution to taking care of the individual in society (“State must ponder whether its policies should continue to favor the old over the young,” Feb. 7). Peter states, “As retirees leave the income tax... Full story »

Voice: David M. Drevon, Flint Township I really don’t think Toyota has any idea what the real problem is. First, they think it is “pedal entrapment.”  So they say take the floor mats out. Fixed? No. Trim the pedal. No. Change the floor pan and/or add a shim. Nope. Oh, wait a second, now they are calling it “slow... Full story »

Voice: Eric Paulsen, Clio The Democratic Party, through its fear of governance, is on the verge of losing its base much like the Republicans are losing theirs to Tea Party extremists. If they do not want to lose us (and the hope to win future elections), then I would humbly suggest that they quit treating us like their red-headed... Full story »

Voice: Thomas Coy, Richfield Township Niman Shukaiy’s opinion (Your Voices, Jan. 24), that the Flint Journal should drop Cal Thomas’ column for criticizing the U.S. response to al-Qaida, completely misses Thomas’ point. Cal Thomas criticized both the Obama and Bush administrations for accommodating strategies toward Islam as a founding principle to stop Muslim terrorism. It is apparent that the... Full story »

Voice: Carol M. Waner, Clio  To the anonymous person(s) who constructed the Save Clio Web site: Now that you’ve killed the Walgreen’s project, what is your plan for Clio? It’s easy to talk about the wonders of history, but you can’t live in the past, nor pay bills with it. You obviously have time and ability, so please use... Full story »

Voice: Beth A. Griffin, Grand Blanc   Last month, we heard our president waging a bank tax on banks who took taxpayer TARP funds. It is ironic that a bank tax is being waged on the banks who President Obama faults for the economic crisis at the same time a hearing in Washington by those investigating the 2008 financial... Full story »

Voice: Hannah Yaklin, Davison As nice as it is to find someone with optimism regarding the UAW (Union Should Help GM Retirees, Jan. 21), the truth is that the UAW will never do anything to help the retirees except help us lose more of our benefits. While the UAW is sitting on an $800 million strike fund and no... Full story »

Voice: Renee Gilroy, Fenton I read with amusement and anger Mark Taylor’s assertion (Jan. 17) that Genesys supports 100 percent access and coverage for all Americans.  What he does not explain is that we already have federally mandated laws that require hospitals not to turn anyone away; thus we are treating illegals and those who do not work hard... Full story »