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Opinion

Trump appointee blocks his Guard callup in Oregon

Editorial

The 10th Amendment says that powers not delegated to the federal government by the Constitution belong to the states. A federal judge, nominated by President Donald Trump, ruled Saturday that he likely violated Oregon’s 10th Amendment rights, infringing on its state sovereignty and police ...

Hegseth is right about physical fitness

Local columns

Doesn't Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth realize that push-ups are passe? His speech to an audience of generals he'd summoned to Washington, D.C., has mystified and outraged critics who think his obsession with physical fitness is out-of-date at best and ridiculous at worst. "Frankly, it's ...

Almanac for Oct. 9, 2025

Local columns

Today is Thursday, Oct. 9, the 282nd day of 2025. There are 83 days left in the year. Today in history: In 2009, President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize for what the Norwegian Nobel Committee called "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation ...

Get out to a farm during Michigan Agritourism Month

Editorial

October is the perfect time of year to find an area farm that welcomes the public to come enjoy the harvest season. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has proclaimed October as Michigan Agritourism Month, encouraging residents to visit any of the hundreds of agritourism farms and orchards across Michigan ...