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Editorial

May is Gold Star Awareness Month

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has recognized May 2022 as Gold Star Awareness Month to honor and recognize the sacrifice that all Gold Star families make when a father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter or spouse dies in active service to our nation. “This month, we honor those who lost a ...

Do your part to protect the outdoors

As more and more people head out into Michigan’s great outdoors, it’s critical that we all do our part to protect our places and resources so that everyone can continue to enjoy them now and for years to come. A few things you can do to stay safe and protect the health and beauty of our ...

Volunteers sought for state foster care review board program

The state is looking for volunteers to serve on local foster care review boards. During National Volunteer Month, the Foster Care Review Board program, administered by the State Court Administrative Office of the Michigan Supreme Court, encourages Michigan residents to apply for membership on ...

Get ready for spring fawns, but leave them alone

A quiet spot in your backyard, a thicket or a patch of tall grass – these all are places where fawns have been found. If you do come across a fawn this spring, don’t touch it. There’s a very good chance it is right where it’s supposed to be. A mother deer will hide her fawn to help ...

Finding fault in the no fault hole

How sweet. In a Michigan car crash, no one is officially at fault, except under certain rare circumstances. But when it comes to the issues rising from no fault auto insurance reform, there is plenty of blame to go around. We agreed with and understood the frustration felt by many Michigan ...

Benson should commit wholly to transparency

Two weeks ago, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said she was reviewing her office’s long-standing policy of releasing drivers’ records on request, but we have yet to see what changes she has in mind. The public deserves to know how she intends to handle the information that belongs to the ...