By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers Several Downriver animal shelters will receive 2021 Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Animal Welfare grants, funded by Michigan residents who check the fund’s box on state tax returns. This year, $137,144 will be disbursed to 24 of the 59 applicant-organizations. The Taylor animal shelter received a full $10,000 grant, while Lincoln Park’s animal shelter will receive $3,000. The River Rouge animal shelter was allocated $9,650, while the Romulus animal shelter will … [Read more...] about Taylor, Lincoln Park animal shelters receive state grants
How to welcome a new puppy to the family
(Family Features) — Introducing a new puppy to your household can bring many rewards. However, getting the hang of things can take some time, especially for first-time pet owners. In fact, it takes the average pet owner almost four months to get into the flow with a new four-legged family member, according to a survey by Royal Canin. Eight in 10 respondents said the first year of pet ownership is the most important, but that doesn't mean it's easy. The survey found 64 percent believe the first year is also the most difficult and … [Read more...] about How to welcome a new puppy to the family
Press swapped the script on Cuomo vs. DeSantis
Throughout the pandemic, the press has been excoriatingly harsh on a governor who was slow to act, unnecessarily endangered the lives of the elderly, alienated experts and cooked the numbers. It just thought the governor in question was Florida’s Ron DeSantis rather than New York’s Andrew Cuomo. After it has become clear that Cuomo’s handling of the pandemic was not just criminal in the metaphorical sense, but perhaps in the literal sense, the press has begun, only reluctantly and belatedly, to abandon its long-running Cuomo … [Read more...] about Press swapped the script on Cuomo vs. DeSantis
Our country rests on people doing the right thing
By LEE H. HAMILTON As the events of the past few months have unfolded, I have often found myself wondering what our Founders would have made of it all. Impossible to know, of course, but they had plenty of insight to offer. In particular, I keep returning to these lines from James Madison. He delivered them during the Virginia convention to ratify the Constitution, arguing that the surest safeguard against legislators and a government bent on malfeasance is the people themselves. “I go on this great republican principle, that … [Read more...] about Our country rests on people doing the right thing
Cruz control
There’s a word for the great pleasure derived from someone else’s misfortune: schadenfreude. Ted Cruz, normally known as a royal pain, is once again winning the contest for schadenfreude poster boy. He is ... well, let’s call on his famous associates to describe him: Former Speaker of the House John Boehner said Ted Cruz is “Lucifer in the flesh.” Boehner spit out those words sometime after freshman Sen. Cruz had pretty much singlehandedly caused the government shutdown in 2013 over his plan to get the White House to strip funding … [Read more...] about Cruz control
Time to re-examine the Nestle’ arrangement
News that Nestlé Waters North America would have new owners — One Rock Capital Partners and Metropoulos & Co. — made waves, at first. Environmental advocates and plain old Michiganders alike excitedly pondered the possibilities. Could our state finally pull the plug on its unfathomable “deal” that allows the water bottling company to suck up and sell state water for millions of dollars a year in return for a measly $200 paperwork fee? But state officials snuffed hope under a wet bureaucratic blanket. The permit “is … [Read more...] about Time to re-examine the Nestle’ arrangement
Dearborn Council vacates alley, rezones property to permit Roman Village parking lot expansion
By SUE SUCHYTA Times-Herald Newspapers DEARBORN – The City Council vacated an alley parallel to and north of Dix Avenue, and rezoned residential property to vehicular parking, to allow Roman Village Restaurant to expand its parking lot. The two resolutions, which passed at the Feb. 23 council meeting, rezoned two properties, 2440 and 2506 Akron Street, from residential A, single family, to VP, vehicular parking district. The alley being vacated, north of the restaurant, runs north of and parallel to Dix, between Akron and … [Read more...] about Dearborn Council vacates alley, rezones property to permit Roman Village parking lot expansion
Dearborn Andiamo restaurant closes; sale announced
By SUE SUCHYTA Times-Herald Newspapers DEARBORN – Joe Vicari, owner of 25 local restaurants, announced Feb. 25 that the Dearborn Andiamo location will close, citing $3 million in pandemic losses. The purchase of the restaurant Feb 26 by Abudie Beydoun was announced by Sam Baydoun, Wayne County commissioner and Beydoun’s cousin. A purchase price was not announced as of press time. Media reports said a sale for $3.2 million was pending. “I would like to congratulate my cousin Abudie Beydoun on the purchase of the Andiamo's … [Read more...] about Dearborn Andiamo restaurant closes; sale announced
Dearborn senior housing residents to receive COVID-19 vaccines
By SUE SUCHYTA Times-Herald Newspapers DEARBORN – Seniors in the city’s high-rise housing units will have COVID-19 vaccines brought to them this week, City Council President Susan Dabaja announced at the city’s Feb. 25 bi-weekly COVID-19 forum. The forum, streamed live on the City of Dearborn Government Facebook page, was co-moderated by Councilwoman Erin Byrnes, with speakers Wayne County Commissioner Sam Baydoun (D-13th District), and Beaumont Hospital, Dearborn Chief Operating Officer Thomas Lanni Jr. Baydoun … [Read more...] about Dearborn senior housing residents to receive COVID-19 vaccines
Snow chapel gets warm reception
By SUE SUCHYTA Times-Herald Newspapers DEARBORN – Parishioners and priests at Divine Child Catholic Church were inspired to create a snow chapel in the elementary school’s west parking lot, where a Feb. 21 evening mass was held. “The Holy Spirit was in on this,” said the Rev. Bob McCabe, pastor of the Church of the Divine Child. “It’s been a source of joy and pride, and it is always a wonderful thing when people can work together to do something positive, and it is something that really ultimately gives glory to God.” The … [Read more...] about Snow chapel gets warm reception