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Photo provided by Suzanne Pixley Eastpointe driving forward with 2021 Cruisin’ Gratiot Advertisement EASTPOINTE — Eastpointe is getting in gear for Cruisin’ Gratiot, the traditional days-long celebration of Eastpointe and car culture. This year’s cruise will take place Thursday, June 17; Friday, June 18; and Saturday, June 19. The three-day schedule is reduced from its usual six-day length. “It’s three days instead of six, with a car show on Thursday at First State Bank, and two other car shows on Friday and Saturday at the high school,” said co-organizer and former Eastpointe M...

In this editorial, the Daily Herald says that amid the nation's polarization, we must fight the urge to choose political objectives over fundamental ideals

Will Beto O’Rourke run? Greg Abbott’s post-session pitch among 3 things to watch this summer The summer, a prelude to the midterm elections, will also feature the special election to replace the late Ron Wright in Congress. Democrat Beto O’Rourke has not ruled out running for governor against two-time Republican incumbent Greg Abbott. O’Rourke, a former congressman from El Paso, was a 2020 presidential candidate and in 2018 he lost a Senate race to incumbent Republican Ted Cruz by 2.6 percentage points. (Photos by Lynda M. Gonzalez, left, and Rose Baca, right)(Lynda González | Rose B...

Public defender to represent Bridgeport school board member in kidnapping case FacebookTwitterEmail 2of3 3of3 MILFORD — Bridgeport school board member Christopher Taylor, accused of attempting to kidnap his wife’s 21-year-old son at gunpoint, was granted a public defender Friday after telling a judge his finances have taken a nose dive because of the pandemic. “It has been catastrophic. I didn’t qualify for any paycheck protection programs. I’ve defaulted on loans and credit cards,” Taylor told Superior Court Judge Peter Brown. The judge granted his motion and continued the case t...

April 07, 2021 7:50 PM ET Font Size: Critics of Georgia’s new voting regulations question the seriousness of “line warming” tactics, but multiple state officials are already under investigation for illegally giving food and drinks to voters. Gwinnett County Solicitor General Brian Whiteside has said in previous interviews that he does not believe that line warming, the inappropriate distribution of goods outside polling areas, is a serious issue in Georgia. “There is no rational basis for the law,” he told MSNBC’s Ari Melber on April 6. “When you commit to a criminal law, there ...