Opinion
Hollywood’s message vs. individualism
Local columns
Many popular movies make a constructive point: If you work hard enough and push through tough times, you can achieve your dreams. In "The Pursuit of Happyness," a struggling father tells his son, "Don't let anyone tell you, you can't do something." The movie is a true story about a man who ...
Senate pushes back on Trump threats with war powers vote
Local columns
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate advanced a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump's ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, sounding a note of disapproval for his expanding ambitions in the Western Hemisphere. Democrats and five Republicans voted to advance ...
Almanac for Jan. 9, 2026
Local columns
Today is Friday, Jan. 9, the ninth day of 2026. There are 356 days left in the year. Today in history: In 2007, Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone at the Macworld conference in San Francisco. Also on this date: In 1861, Mississippi became the second state to secede from the ...
Flu season means taking precautions, care of self
Editorial
Although the holiday season is over, flu season is just getting started. Though the duration and severity of the season is hard to gauge from year to year, it seems the sickness has already begun to spread in the Upper Peninsula, though typically the flu season is at its worst in January or ...
On adding Trump name to the Kennedy Center
Letters to the Editor
Imagine being born in the United States some 60-plus years ago, attaining a Ph.D. from Michigan State University, retiring from the State of Michigan after decades of exemplary service, having no criminal record and then being traumatized by masked thugs while on a shopping trip simply because ...