For a long time I prided myself on owning, what I affectionately referred to as, “a dumb phone.” For awhile, this was an honest position. I didn’t see any need to put the world in my pocket (or let the world follow me in my pocket.) But overtime, it became a fancy way of saying, “I can’t afford a smartphone,” (distrust of the NSA is still a solid excuse.) [Read more…]
Independence Township has some big budget plans
Independence Township has some big budget plans
by Matthew E. Semrau
April 17, 2013
INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Wednesday evening marked the second bi-weekly meeting of the Independence Township board of trustees. Among the items on the agenda were big spending plans, future sewer projects, more news about a potential hospital, and support for a local girl in a coma. [Read more…]
Profile View: Dr. Jeffrey Youngquist
A Profile View: Dr. Jeffrey Youngquist
by Matthew E. Semrau
April 2013
ROCHESTER, Mich. — As human beings, we tend to think of unintended consequences as bad things, but that is not always the case. Sometimes they are what drives us to where we belong. This is the case for Jeffrey Youngquist, Ph.D. an associate professor of communication at Oakland University. [Read more…]