WSV Columnist and psychotherapist Charles Thomas writes, "I've met more than a few people in my life who believe counseling and psychotherapy are nothing more than a big pile of steaming horse (radio edit). And honestly, I understand why some people feel that way."
Carol Higgins of Mendon Township writes that no one has "the right to enact legislation to force me to believe and behave the same as you about reproductive choice."
Ken Peterson, MAJ USA (Ret.), of Buchanan urges fellow Michigan residents to vote “Yes” on Michigan Proposal 3, Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative.
Watershed Voice columnist Charles Thomas imagines what C.S. Lewis' "The Screwtape Letters" would look like if instead of trying to damn "the patient" to hell, the two demons at the center of the story tried to create the worst mental health in that patient. So if you're looking to improve your mental health, stop listening to those inner demons, and go for a walk.
Michigan Advance's Rick Haglund ponders whether state and federal funding for automakers is "a critical public-private partnership needed to save the planet from greenhouse gas-spewing internal combustion engines, and reduce dependence on Chinese-made batteries and computer chips? Or is it corporate welfare gone wild?"
Ken Peterson, MAJ USA (Ret.), of Buchanan urges fellow Michigan residents to vote "Yes" on Proposal 2 (Promote the Vote).
Andy Anderson of Dowagiac, a self-described lifelong Republican, explains why he's voting for a Democrat in the Michigan 5th Congressional District race.
Watershed Voice columnist Steph Hightree writes about mental health and parenting in this week's #MomLife.
Ken Peterson, MAJ USA (Ret.), of Buchanan gives "kudos to President Biden, Congressional Democrats, and a few Congressional Republicans" for a variety of legislation passed in recent years.
Anne Kuhnen argues, "While the current landscape certainly provides more questions than answers, the existing research on economic development programs should make us wary of claims that Opportunity Zones will change the trajectory of struggling communities."
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