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Opinion

Almanac for March 18, 2026

Local columns

Today is Wednesday, March 18, the 77th day of 2026. There are 288 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1925, nearly 700 people died when the Tri-State Tornado struck southeastern Missouri, southern Illinois and southwestern Indiana; it remains the deadliest single tornado in U.S. ...

Income tax returns due in a month

Editorial

The Michigan Department of Treasury is reminding taxpayers they have about a month to file their state individual income tax return. State individual income tax returns must be filed electronically or postmarked through the U.S. Postal Service by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday, April 15. ...

Michigan sets tornado drill for Wednesday

Editorial

While winter today might be demonstrating it's still firmly in charge of the weather, the state is reminding residents a change in seasons will bring different threats. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has declared this to be Michigan’s Severe Weather Awareness Week, and the Michigan State Police, ...

Supposedly easier way out of obesity may not be so easy

Local columns

I’ve been hearing a lot lately about how it’s “taking the easy way out” to use GLP-1s to lose weight. That stands for glucagon-like peptide-1, a drug used for type 2 diabetes that has been shown to also help with obesity. It may be true that this is taking an easier way out. But then ...

Judge blocks slimmed-down vaccine recommendations

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A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked federal health officials from cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every child, and said U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. likely violated federal procedures in revamping a key vaccine advisory committee. The decision halts an ...