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Opinion

Questions goals in US attacks on Iran

Letters to the Editor

Here is a letter I sent U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet, on March 9 through his Congressional portal. Congressman Bergman, The Trump administration’s multiple tariffs, threats to annex Greenland and Canada, attacks on Venezuela purportedly for drug trafficking, while pardoning a former ...

Killing and indifference

Local columns

Is personal freedom a reality or a myth? Does the government execute the will of the governed or the will of those who finance its officials? Does the Bill of Rights restrain the government? Are the levers of government power pulled by those the governed have elected or those we don't see? Do ...

Almanac for April 13, 2026

Local columns

Today is Monday, April 13, the 103rd day of 2026. There are 262 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1997, Tiger Woods, at age 21, became the youngest golfer to win the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia, finishing a record 12 strokes ahead of Tom Kite. Also on this date: In ...

AG shares ways to guard against scams

Editorial

As part of Financial Literacy Month and leading up to Money Smart Week that starts Sunday, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is reminding Michigan consumers that one of the best ways to stay vigilant against fraudsters is to understand how to recognize a scam. Most scams have common ...