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Opinion

Almanac

Local columns

By The Associated Press Today is Friday, March 14, the 73rd day of 2025. There are 292 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 14, 1879, Albert Einstein, who would revolutionize physics and the human understanding of the universe, was born in Ulm, Germany. On ...

Will defense spending avoid the scalpel again?

Local columns

WASHINGTON — Since the 1950s, every effort to reduce the size and scope of government has been bulldozed by a political establishment more concerned with furthering its own interests than those of the American people. Between sacred cows and special interest groups, we’re always told why ...

The economy: We’ve been here before

Local columns

WASHINGTON — When I began investing in balanced mutual funds in 1983, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 1,190. Last Monday, despite the drop of more than 1,000 points, the DJI closed at 41,911. It’s the difference between looking at short-term vs. long-term investing. I called my ...

March for Meals Month in Michigan

Editorial

March for Meals Month in Michigan The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is joining with the federal Administration for Community Living and senior nutrition service providers in celebrating the 53rd anniversary of the Senior Nutrition Program as part of March for Meals ...

Behavior during speech

Letters to the Editor

EDITOR: A while back you printed a letter from a gentleman who claimed that the only difference between Democrats and Republicans is “who they hate”. I disagree, I believe the differences between the two were on full display during President Trump’s speech Tuesday (3/4) night. The ...

Trump policies

Letters to the Editor

EDITOR: We became a free independent country because of the corrupt policies of the kIng of Great Britain which are listed in the “Declaration of Independence.” These original corrupt policies mirror today’s Trump policies of power, greed, lawlessness, lying and destruction of ...