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Opinion

Almanac for Nov. 15, 2025

Local columns

Today is Saturday, Nov. 15, the 319th day of 2025. There are 46 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1864, late in the U.S. Civil War, Union forces led by Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman began their "March to the Sea" from Atlanta; the campaign ended with the capture of Savannah, ...

Michigan steps up recycling effort for fourth straight year

Editorial

While most in the Upper Peninsula will think of Saturday as the opening of firearm deer season, it has another designation as well this year: America Recycles Day in Michigan. In making the proclamation, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pointed to data that show the state’s recycling rate is at an ...

President Donald Trump … the socialist

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"America will never be a socialist country!" says President Donald Trump. I hope not. Trump rightly declared socialism "the wrecker of nations and destroyer of societies." But I fear he's confused about what socialism is. "Trump says he's against socialism, but he is having the ...

MSNBC becoming MS NOW starting Saturday

Local columns

NEW YORK (AP) — Asked what viewers should expect when television's MSNBC makes its corporate divorce from NBC News official this weekend, network president Rebecca Kutler points to a poster on the wall of a conference room at its new offices off Times Square. Its message reads: "Same ...

Justice Department sues to block California US House map

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday sued to block new congressional district boundaries approved by California voters last week, joining a court battle that could help determine which party wins control of the U.S. House in 2026. The complaint filed in California federal ...