Category Archives: WHTC’s Morning News
U.S. holiday retail sales rise 3.0% – Mastercard report
(Reuters) - U.S. retail sales rose 3.0% during this year's expanded holiday shopping season from Oct. 11 to Dec. 24, a report by Mastercard Inc said on Saturday, powered by a pandemic-driven shift tow...
Dec 26, 2020
Facebook removes Australian celebrity chef’s page for COVID-19 conspiracies
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Thursday it has removed the page of Australian celebrity chef turned conspiracy theorist Pete Evans for spreading misinformation about COVID-19, t...
Dec 24, 2020
Taking a knee has become PR stunt, says QPR's Ferdinand
I found this story from Reuters interesting today: LONDON (Reuters) - Former England striker Les Ferdinand believes 'taking a knee' in support of the Black Lives Matter cause has become nothing short ...
Sep 21, 2020 FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Championship - Huddersfield Town v Queens Park Rangers - John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield, Britain - February 8, 2020 Queens Park Rangers Director of Football Les Ferdinand outside the stadium before the match. Action Images/John Clifton for REUTERS
Saugatuck City Manager to Step Down; Interim Mgr. Chosen
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A time of transition in Saugatuck city government continues. During a business meeting set for 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, the City Council is expected to accept the Se...
Sep 12, 2020 Saugatuck city sign. File photo
Labor Day of Rest ... and Remembering
OK, we're not in the office today. Peg and I, along with most of you, are enjoying the last holiday before autumn. It's Labor Day, a day set aside to honor those of us who earn wages for our work. Not...
Sep 07, 2020 FILE PHOTO: United Auto Workers union President Gary Jones (R) attends the Labor Day Parade in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. September 2, 2019. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
Stepping Out with a New Look
Sorry for not freshening up this blog as I should ... but I do want to take a moment to talk about the different look we have here now. We're changing the setup for how we put material up on whtc.com,...
Sep 03, 2020 Sept. 3, 2020; Holland, MI, USA; A look at the "new look" whtc.com website front page. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
An End to Accountability in Major League Sports Mar. 7
The effects of COVID-19 are still to be fully realized worldwide, but in the world of major professional sports in North America, a consequence may have long-lasting ramifications. On Saturday, the Na...
Mar 07, 2020
The "Gridiron Heroes" are Another Year Older and Deeper in Debt
Some observations as a 3-12-1 season ends on Brush Street in Detroit: Green Bay coach Matt LeFleur may never have heard of Sir Alex Ferguson, but the Packers' boss should have used one of the Man...
Dec 29, 2019
A New Year Looms ...
First of all, Merry Christmas to all of you! Yes, this blog has been a casualty of all that has gone on over the past six months or so, with the extra responsibilities that have come along as a result...
Dec 25, 2019
An Interesting Take on Roundabouts
We received this interesting email sent to the media over the weekend by former state lawmaker Lorence Wenke of Kalamazoo: "I thought government was wasting our tax dollars when the two intersections ...
Aug 26, 2019
