Opinion
Speed-involved crashes have decreased
Editorial
Exceeding the speed limit is more than just breaking traffic laws—it represents dangerous behavior that threatens the safety of everyone on the road. Driving at high speeds with impatience or carelessness not only puts the vehicle’s occupants at risk but also endangers pedestrians, cyclists ...
Almanac
Editorial
Today is Friday, June 27 Today in History Today is Thursday, June 27, the 179th day of 2024. There are 187 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 27, 1957, Hurricane Audrey slammed into coastal Louisiana and Texas as a Category 4 storm; the initial official death ...
The coming police state
Local columns
WASHINGTON — We have seen this before. A foreign entity attacks American persons or property and the government warns that its sleeper cells have infiltrated the United States and it is somehow necessary to expand the powers of the government and shrink protections for civil liberties -- ...
Fireworks and animals just don’t work
Editorial
We suspect more than a handful of Upper Peninsula residents and people everywhere are in the process of laying in a supply of very noisy fireworks to help commemorate the extended Fourth of July holiday weekend. And why not? Michigan law, changed a few years back, opened the door — with ...
