Dear people of the Great State of Michigan: Hello! I am a third-grade student in northern Virginia. Our class is learning about the United States, and I will be teaching our school about the state of Michigan. In late May, I will create a display for our State Fair that I hope will make you ...

I have followed politics most of my adult life. Sometimes I have been pleasantly surprised by what they have completed, but more often disappointed. However, I never thought that our democracy itself was threatened until now. President Donald Trump claims he doesn't know if he must follow the ...

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This letter is in response to Luke Zastrow’s Jan. 30 letter in which he cited a U.S. Joint Economic Committee report. Mr. Zastrow stated that he was surprised by the information he found in the report. I agree, I also was surprised, so I decided to look into the report he cited. The specific ...

It is sad in the extreme to read a letter from a local resident confidently lecturing a board-certified OB/GYN after watching a viral clip rather than the hearing it came from. In Michael A. Glass’s letter, "Medical professionals shouldn’t need a biology lesson" from Jan. 29, he claims a ...

The virulent actions in Minnesota render the traditional concept of “sanctuary” meaningless. Originally, sanctuary was for protection of vulnerable persons or populations from mob violence or unlawful pursuit. It involved religious institutions, such as churches. Sanctuary outside places of ...