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Opinion

A grateful vet

Editorial

This week’s bouquets go to: From Joan Smith of Bark River: A huge thank you to all the Honor Flight staff, for making the Women of Valor Flight amazing. All of the hard work and hours involved. To be sure that we were so well taken care of. To making sure that we are all enrolled in the ...

Watch your language

Local columns

WASHINGTON — The beginning of summer offers a columnist the opportunity to address subjects he might avoid the rest of the year because of his focus on domestic and foreign issues. Inattention to proper English seems to be a subject that few are bothering to address. I have been making a ...

Punishing freedom

Local columns

Last week, the Trump administration announced the streamlining of access to illegally seized personal data from unsuspecting Americans, thereby making warrantless domestic spying easier for the spies. Here is the backstory. The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right ...

almanac

Local columns

By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, June 7, the 158th day of 2025. There are 207 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 7, 1965, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Griswold v. Connecticut, struck down, 7-2, a Connecticut law used to prosecute a Planned Parenthood ...

Protect your favorite places

Editorial

Start protecting your favorite places. The Michigan Invasive Species Program is joining the North American Invasive Species Management Association to promote PlayCleanGo Awareness Week, taking place this year June 7-14. The annual event aims to educate outdoor enthusiasts on the importance of ...