Opinion
All redistricting reformers are hypocrites
Local columns
Hypocrisy was triumphant, as it usually is in arguments over redistricting, in Virginia this week as voters approved a "fairness" constitutional amendment allowing the Democratic-majority legislature to enact a congressional districting plan that is expected to increase Democrats' edge in its ...
Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions
Local columns
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department will adopt firing squads as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp up and expedite capital punishment cases, officials said Friday. The Justice Department is also reauthorizing the use of single-drug lethal ...
More than a week: fairgrounds at work year-round
Local columns
When most people think of the fairgrounds, they picture one thing ~ fair week. Bright lights, grandstand entertainment, great fair food, livestock shows, and traditions that bring generations together. And yes, that week is absolutely something special. But what many may not realize is that ...
Almanac for April 25, 2026
Local columns
Today is Saturday, April 25, the 115th day of 2026. There are 250 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1898, the United States Congress declared war against Spain. The 16-week Spanish-American War resulted in an American victory, after which the U.S. took possession of the ...
State should step up on compulsive gambling
Editorial
With the state of Michigan, according to its own records, raking in a veritable mountain of cash each year from legalized online gambling, it is not at all clear why Lansing isn’t doing more to provide resources to deal with the inevitable result of all that betting: Compulsive ...