SAGINAW, Mich. – Michigan Dental Association dentists treated 1,136 people – many requiring extensive treatment such as root canals and fu...

It took several painful days, but it looks like Susan G. Komen for the Cure is finally taking steps to regain its reputation as the world’s leading breast cancer organization. That’s a lofty moniker to live up to, and it’s safe to say everyone who witnessed Komen’s recent descent into partisan bickering was disappointed – some downright devastated.

As if we don’t have enough to do, this is the week we have to be thankful, too!

Frankly, I think going from 0-60 on that one is just too much to ask.

Still, we probably should make some effort, be it mumbling grace over our Turkey Day feast or doing a mental check-off on our gratitude for having a job, supportive family, whatever.

Is it just a coincidence that the insular institutions involved in the alleged Penn State child sex scandal and those involving the Roman Catholic Church were both male-dominated? I don’t think so.

My daughter Jessica was among Michigan residents honored at the State Capitol Sept. 29 at the first annual “Donate Life” celebration, whic...

How about it? Was everyone obsessed with Hurricane Irene over the weekend or what? I was on the shores of Lake Huron and couldn’t help speculati...

Not that I’m looking for Michigan’s version of Anthony Weiner … but I’d love to see a Michigan politician make a bold, important move on Twitter.

It’s astounding that the world hasn’t discovered Michigan’s vacation real estate yet. Aside from Madonna in Bay Harbor and a few other celebrity enclaves in Northwest Michigan, the rest of Michigan’s 3,200 miles of Great Lakes shoreline are open for business!

Planning quirkiness seems a lot like planning happiness – a direct assault rarely pays off. Like happiness, virality is a byproduct. You have to find just the right initial experience for both happiness and virality to emerge. That’s the quest we’re all on.

My talk on the “Disabled Listener” is 14 minutes of me talking about being a stutterer and dealing with all of you fluent speakers. That description makes even me cringe, so you can understand why I’ve been absolutely blown away by the positive response. (The official versions of the TEDx Lansing talks have just been released on YouTube, so if you’re one of the 600 people who endured the unofficial version of my talk, please take another look.)

Not to prolong this Arnold thing, but the news just keeps getting juicier! The latest headline: “Arnold's Two Sons Born Days Apart.” CNN ...

Sharon Emery: I’m experiencing a kind of wonderment today regarding the news that former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger fathered a child 10 years ago with his housekeeper and was apparently able to keep the news under wraps all that time."