Livingston County

By Kelly Raskauskas

12/21/2009

Anyone observing the Senate health care debate this week could be forgiven for thinking it had turned into a preschool playgroup.

Congress, health care, Livingston County, lobbysist

It's a wonderful life, Livingston County: Triple Money Monday fast approaching

By Maria Stuart

12/18/2009

It’s not often that as a community we get to be part of an extra special holiday giving moment, worthy of Hollywood. That’s how the Triple Money Monday drive for the Livingston County United Way feels.

Hunger Council looking for volunteers

Livingstontalk.com

12/07/2009

The Livingston County Hunger Council, led by local business owner Jerry Olinik,of Olinik Family McDonalds, is looking for people to join the fight against hunger in Livingston County.

The need for a local plan to address hunger became apparent with the release of the Michigan Blueprint to End Hunger, published in 2007 by the Food Bank Council of Michigan. The report detailed a 51 percent gap in Livingston County between food needed and food provided.

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Howell loves happy music

By Nate Dorough

10/07/2009

In the 5-plus years I have been promoting all-ages concerts here in Livingston County, a few trends have popped up that are very interesting, and possibly telling of a difference in the make-up of the people in our county from city to city. In Brighton, bands have always been primarily made up of kids whose influences ranged from classic rock to indie music. In comparison, Pinckney's bands are almost always metal bands. And while many Howell bands are into the form of hardcore music that today's kids listen to (which most of you reading this site would describe as angry no

Dance, Howell, Livingston County, Music, Punk, Ska

Racism: Are we all guilty?

By Stan Laterille

10/06/2009

For years Livingston County was the big city media’s poster boy for racism in Michigan.

If you’ve been here for a while, you recall that whenever the press wanted to illustrate the sad state of race relations in Michigan, a reporter was dispatched to Howell.

The resulting news story inevitably mentioned the fact that the Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan lived near Howell, and that cross burnings were conducted on his farm. And some cluck could always be found to obligingly give a juicy, racist quote.

detroit, Livingston County, racism

My love for parentheses, pajamas, and old men falling off of toilets

By Nate Dorough

10/03/2009

Well here we are! LivingstonTalk.com is a reality, and has been up now for 3 whole days! Our team is excited to be a part of this truly groundbreaking entry into the world of Livingston County journalism.

As I sat around Maria Stuart's dining room table (her home is quite lovely, by the way) discussing with members of our LivingstonTalk.com team the intricacies of our little endeavor, I was quietly having an inner battle with myself. The whirling thoughts all revolved around one question.

blog, Hartland, journalism, Livingston County, michigan

We Are All Livingston

By Nancy Flanagan

10/01/2009

Here's an important new book to put on your must-read list: Columbine by Dave Cullen.

education, Livingston County, schools

How Livingston County residents can help end Africa's longest-running war

By Nate Dorough

09/28/2009

I sat in Congressman Mike Rogers' office in the Cannon House office building in Washington DC, and it all kind of came into perspective. Here I am, a guy who is generally completely lost when it comes to politics. At social gatherings, I'm the guy who finds his way in to the other room, to find anything to talk about. Anything at all. What's that? You wanna talk about foot fungus? I'm in. The mating habits of your pet parakeet? I've got some input on that.

I. Hate. Politics.

Activism, Africa, Concerts, Hartland, Livingston County, Music, Uganda