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Opinion

Study shows seat belt use rising in Michigan

Editorial

Results of a recent study indicates Michigan appears to be moving in the right direction again in terms of seat belt use. In 2025, the state recorded its highest seat belt use rate since 2019, according to a grant-funded direct observation study by Michigan State University. The study, ...

Student project seeks info about Michigan

Letters to the Editor

Dear people of the Great State of Michigan: Hello! I am a third-grade student in northern Virginia. Our class is learning about the United States, and I will be teaching our school about the state of Michigan. In late May, I will create a display for our State Fair that I hope will make you ...

Those perplexing pines

Local columns

Pines are the second largest taxonomic group of trees in Michigan, by volume, exceeded only by the maples. However, what makes a “pine” a pine? All that is “evergreen” is not a pine, or even evergreen. “Pines” belong to the genus Pinus. Michigan forestlands boast three ...

Has there been voter fraud?

Local columns

When President Trump claims there has been “voter fraud” in previous elections, what usually comes to my mind is non-U.S. citizens casting ballots. That is against the law. There have been a few such instances, but no credible proof they were enough to change the outcome of an ...

Governors’ gathering at WH unraveling after Dems excluded

Local columns

WASHINGTON (AP) — An annual meeting of the nation's governors that has long served as a rare bipartisan gathering is unraveling after President Donald Trump excluded Democratic governors from White House events. The National Governors Association said it will no longer hold a formal meeting ...