Opinion
Who will protect the kids?
Local columns
Some parents abuse their kids. Child welfare workers are supposed to stop that to protect the kids. But bad things often happen while they watch. "Children have a right to safety," says Tim Keller. "If home is a danger, we as a society have to step in and protect those ...
Departing CDC officials say Monarez’s firing was final straw
Local columns
NEW YORK (AP) — When the White House fired Susan Monarez as director of the premier U.S. public health agency, it was clear to two of the scientific leaders at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that the political meddling would not end and it was time to quit. "We knew ... if ...
Almanac for Aug. 29, 2025
Local columns
Today is Friday, Aug. 29, the 241st day of 2025. There are 124 days left in the year. Today in history: In 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the U.S. Gulf Coast in southeast Louisiana, breaching levees and spurring floods that devastated New Orleans. Katrina caused nearly 1,400 deaths and an ...
Comments on Line 5 tunnel under straits due by Friday
Editorial
An important deadline comes up Friday for those who have any kind of opinion on Enbridge Inc.'s proposal to construct a tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac for its Line 5 pipeline. The 645-mile pipeline transports up to 540,000 barrels per day of light crude oil, light synthetic crude and ...
Delta Airlines is reliable
Letters to the Editor
Kudos to Gilbert Cheves' letter to the editor Wednesday, Aug. 13. He nailed it on the head. Why was no public input provided to allow we the citizens of Delta County to express a preference as to which airline carrier should serve our local airport? Delta Airlines by far has the best ...