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Opinion

Auditor General’s office should be fully funded

Editorial

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer carved out a clear position on government transparency by proposing to slash the budget for the one office in Lansing that holds lawmakers to account. The governor’s spending plan would cut funding for the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) by $8.3 million, or 28% of ...

Against all forms of violence

Letters to the Editor

EDITOR: On March 14, 2024, the Daily Press headline indicated there were death threats against the three Delta County Commissioners under recall. We stand against all forms of violence, intimidation, bullying, and harassment. Retribution is a destructive force, and it’s time to end it. We ...

Death threat condemnation

Letters to the Editor

EDITOR: Commissioner Moyle, Despite our profound differences and our scathing assessment of your character, it remains imperative to affirm that violence has no place in our democratic process or within our society. While we vehemently oppose your actions and ideologies, we unequivocally ...

Almanac

Local columns

By The Associated Press Today in History Today is Tuesday, March 19, the 79th day of 2024. There are 287 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 19, 1995, after a 21-month hiatus, Michael Jordan returned to professional basketball with his former team, the Chicago ...

DNR conservation officers play vital role in state

Editorial

Mention local law enforcement and most people think of police, their sheriff’s department or Michigan State Police. But there’s another branch that plays a vital role in the state, especially in the heavily forested lands of the Upper Peninsula: conservation officers with the Department ...

Biden’s corporate tax hike: populism versus economic literacy

Local columns

WASHINGTON — In the latest volley of policy proposals that seem more rooted in populist rhetoric than economic knowledge, President Joe Biden’s budget plan to hike the corporate income tax rate from 21% to 28% strikes me as particularly misguided. This move, ostensibly aimed at ensuring a ...