The issue: The Grand Traverse County Road Commission may have thoughts about seeking a county-wide road millage. Our view: Tuesday's voting in Acme and East Bay townships doesn't bode well.

The issue: Manistee is poised to become Hollywood Midwest. Or maybe Hollywood North Woods, or Hollywood Northwest Lower Peninsula. Whatever it's called, Manistee is now in the movie business. Our view: Reinventing itself is nothing new. It's the chameleon of the north.

The issue: Nearly a month ago Leelanau County Sheriff Mike Oltersdorf pledged to investigate allegations that deputies unlawfully entered Leelanau County homes at least five times. Our view: It's time to get the investigation going.

To the Department of Natural Resources and Detroit Riverfront Conservancy; Ed Moody, also known as "Pumpkin Ed"; the Old Mission Historical Society, Boy Scout Troops 31 and 34 of Traverse City and the Old Mission Peninsula Tree Project volunteers; Gaylord Jowett; local inventors Bernard Yantz and Michael Weatherholt II; the Michigan Groundwater Stewardship Program; the Michigan Department of Transportation; and all Sara Hardy Farmers Market farmers and visitors.

Our recommendations for TCAPS, commission

The issue: Septage plant probe approved; Our View: It's about time

The issue: It seems likely that Charter Communications is going to move local public access channels into what some have described as a cable TV gulag. Our view: Charter must ensure that its customers who purchase the lowest tier of service continue to have public access channels available to them.

The Issue: The decision to shut down Traverse City and Kingsley schools for a week due to the swine flu epidemic. Our View: Taking steps to avoid an even wider flu outbreak was a good choice, despite tough repercussions for so many.

The issue: For the second time in two years Grand Traverse County has managed to tick off employees and taxpayers alike over related issues: pay raises for county employees and a deeply flawed wage study. Our view: The whole thing is a mess.