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Opinion

State to focus this month on enforcing Hands-Free Law

Editorial

If you haven't done it already, time to put down the phone when getting behind the wheel — law enforcement will be watching. With a rise in the use of handheld devices by drivers on Michigan roadways and in support of National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, police agencies throughout ...

You don’t own me

Local columns

Politicians tax what we earn, regulate what we build and often decide what we can do with our bodies and our money. I like to think I own myself. But politicians increasingly act as if they do. "People should not have power over other people's lives," says Timothy Sandefur, author of the book ...

Trump’s WH ballroom plans approved despite judge’s halt

Local columns

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's White House ballroom won final approval from a key agency on Thursday, despite a federal judge recently ordering a halt to construction unless Congress allows what would be the biggest structural change to the American landmark in more than 70 ...

Almanac for April 3, 2026

Local columns

Today is Friday, April 3, the 93rd day of 2026. There are 272 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1996, Theodore Kaczynski, the Harvard-educated mathematician known as the Unabomber, was arrested at a remote Montana cabin by FBI agents. From his off-the-grid location, Kaczynski ...

Residents encouraged to join organ donor registry

Editorial

Have you considered becoming an organ donor? It’s admittedly not the most pleasant topic, since it means contemplating what happens after dying. But it’s an important one to address. Making that decision now potentially keeps your family from facing those questions later, under what ...