Karen Mulvahill | Author

Imagine There’s No Homelessness

Dec. 3, 2022

’Tis the season of magic and wonder and imagining. So imagine if you will…

It’s Christmas Eve and you’re not sitting in your favorite recliner with a frothy cup of eggnog. You’re sitting in a ragged tent under a bridge surrounded by cold, damp cement a… Read More >>

Voting Matters

Oct. 22, 2022

With an election in the offing, it’s difficult to decide what to write about. Do I write that it’s unfair that the 39 million citizens in California have the same number of senators as the 580,000 in Wyoming? Do I write about the need to eliminate the Electoral College, which ha… Read More >>

Sustainable Tourism

Sept. 10, 2022

Traditionally, Labor Day marks the end of summer, the time when children return to school and tourists go home and locals breathe a huge sigh of relief. Following a gloomy, sometimes grueling winter, those of us who live in northern Michigan year-round feel like we’ve earned our beaut… Read More >>

Plant Native!

May 28, 2022

When I was a girl, I spent hours prying dandelions from our front yard. Our “grass” was actually a collection of various shades of green weeds. But when the bright yellow dandelions reared their perky heads, the green disappeared under their sunny umbrellas. My parents worked, s… Read More >>