Protester There seems to be a trend among parents chastising their children for using the word stupid as if it were an epithet or swear word. I am using it in that very form today. I mean it in the form they wish to avoid for its use. I mean it as a character flaw and a term of derision. Trust me, I’d...

Michigan made national news twice recently and this time it wasn’t about unemployment or auto industry bailouts. Both stories were gay-related. One was regarding the young man severely beaten in Portage, Michigan. Two older teens beat him as they hurled anti-gay slurs at him. Unfortunately, here in...