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Opinion

Operation Dry Water promotes sober boating

Editorial

Boating is a big part of summer fun in Michigan, and the season regularly ramps up with the Fourth of July holiday. To ensure greater public safety and awareness, DNR conservation officers will have an increased presence on Michigan waterways July 4-6 as part of Operation Dry Water, a national ...

House Republicans race toward a final vote on Trump’s tax bill

Local columns

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leaders in the House are sprinting toward a Wednesday vote on President Donald Trump's tax and spending cuts package, determined to seize momentum from a hard-fought vote in the Senate while essentially daring members to defy their party's leader and vote against ...

The Fourth of July: A Bittersweet Birthday

Local columns

WASHINGTON — America's 249th birthday Friday will be no party. Call it bittersweet at best. The guns of Gettysburg were stilled on July 4, 1863, after the Union Army whipped Robert E. Lee and Confederates brigades in a raging three-day Now somehow, without ever reading it, President Donald ...

Almanac

Local columns

By The Associated Press Today in History Today is Thursday, July 3, the 184th day of 2025. There are 181 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 3, 1863, the pivotal three-day Civil War Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania ended in a major victory for the North as ...