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Opinion

Prepare now for 2026 election interference

Local columns

Democrats and other democracy well-wishers are spilling gallons of ink and a profusion of pixels on the question of whether ending the government shutdown was a blunder or not. I submit that either way, it won't matter very much if at all in 12 months — and the 2026 elections are where our ...

Almanac for Nov. 18, 2025

Local columns

Today is Tuesday, Nov. 18, the 322nd day of 2025. There are 43 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1978, U.S. Rep. Leo J. Ryan of California and four others were killed on an airstrip in Jonestown, Guyana, by members of the Peoples Temple; the killings were followed by a night of ...

Tips to protect personal information from scammers

Editorial

For the 25th anniversary of International Fraud Awareness Week, the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services is providing tips to help the public protect their personal and financial information from scammers. “Observing International Fraud Awareness Week is a time to commit ...

Can the president disrupt free speech?

Local columns

While the country's attention was drawn to the federal government shutdown, President Donald Trump signed National Security Presidential Memorandum 7, which purports to designate the ideology of antifa as a "domestic terrorist organization" and directs federal law enforcement to disrupt its ...