Columns
Explaining my decision to resign from Niles school board
As most people know, Dr. Richard Weigel, former superintendent of Niles Community Schools, resigned about a month ago.
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Columns
Accountable care organizations
I received a letter from my Accountable Care Organization (ACO) in February, which offered me the choice of sharing my medical information with them or ...
by Michael Waldron, Thursday, March 20, 2014 10:22 am
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Michael Waldron: Obamacare a legislative nightmare
Sometime this month, the Supreme Court should publish its decision whether The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), or Obamacare, is constitutional.
by Michael Waldron, Wednesday, June 13, 2012 10:38 pm
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Michael Waldron: Jan Karski: Patriot
Jan Karski.
by Michael Waldron, Wednesday, May 9, 2012 11:24 pm
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Michael Waldron: Contract negotiations shouldn’t result in a district in deficit
First, let me disclose that I am the vice president of the Niles Community School Board.
by Michael Waldron, Wednesday, April 11, 2012 10:36 pm
Obituaries
Jackson Babcock, 76
Jackson Babcock, 76 Jackson Lee Babcock, 76, recently of Niles, passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at Lakeland Hospital in Niles. In keeping with Jackson’s ...
by Michael Waldron, Thursday, March 15, 2012 10:53 pm
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Michael Waldron: Our national debt a year later
One year ago, the Niles Daily Star published my first guest column.
by Michael Waldron, Wednesday, March 7, 2012 9:11 pm
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Michael Waldron: Romney versus Gingrich
I first became interested in current events in 1956 when I was just 10 years old.
by Michael Waldron, Wednesday, February 8, 2012 10:35 pm
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Michael Waldron: A look back and a look forward
I’m going to steal an idea made famous by the late William Safire, one of the best columnists of the New York Times.
by Michael Waldron, Wednesday, January 11, 2012 9:56 pm
Opinion
Michael Waldron: Are Occupy Wall Street demonstrations harbingers of things to come?
Two very serious things are happening in the United States.
by Michael Waldron, Wednesday, December 7, 2011 10:09 pm
Opinion
Michael Waldron: Should the United States apologize for Hiroshima?
Every month since the Niles Daily Star invited guest columnists to submit columns, I’ve been very lucky because something always happened or I read something ...
by Michael Waldron, Wednesday, November 9, 2011 10:46 pm
Opinion
Michael Waldron: Sharia law suitable for the United States?
The title of Eliyahu Stern’s 2 Sep 2011 column in New York Times, “Don’t Fear Islamic Law in America,” caught my eye so I swallowed ...
by Michael Waldron, Wednesday, October 12, 2011 11:47 pm
Opinion
Michael Waldron: The Super Committee
When I began to write a column for the Niles Daily Star last spring, I resolved to write about a variety of topics.
by Michael Waldron, Wednesday, September 7, 2011 10:57 pm
Opinion
Michael Waldron: High inflation and high interest rates
I was reminded at this year’s high school graduation that recent high school graduates weren’t born the last time this country had significant inflation. I, ...
by Michael Waldron, Thursday, July 14, 2011 12:12 pm
Opinion
Michael Waldron: Go Navy
Nothing ever happens late Sunday evening. That’s what I thought when my daughter called about 10:15 p.m. May 1 to tell me to turn on ...
