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Opinion

Almanac for April 4, 2026

Local columns

Today is Saturday, April 4, the 94th day of 2026. There are 271 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., 39, was shot and killed while standing on a balcony at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. King's death triggered a wave of ...

Thanks to all Public Works employees

Business News

While many people compared the recent snow storm to one about 50 years ago, it is important to recognize the effort that goes into plowing and removing the piles of snow in the after math of the storm. I know some individuals that feel their personal situation took longer to remedy than ...

State to focus this month on enforcing Hands-Free Law

Editorial

If you haven't done it already, time to put down the phone when getting behind the wheel — law enforcement will be watching. With a rise in the use of handheld devices by drivers on Michigan roadways and in support of National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, police agencies throughout ...

You don’t own me

Local columns

Politicians tax what we earn, regulate what we build and often decide what we can do with our bodies and our money. I like to think I own myself. But politicians increasingly act as if they do. "People should not have power over other people's lives," says Timothy Sandefur, author of the book ...

Trump’s WH ballroom plans approved despite judge’s halt

Local columns

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's White House ballroom won final approval from a key agency on Thursday, despite a federal judge recently ordering a halt to construction unless Congress allows what would be the biggest structural change to the American landmark in more than 70 ...