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Opinion

Yes, the US does need a $1.5T defense budget

Local columns

Finally, the United States will follow through on its NATO commitments. That'd be the cheeky interpretation of President Donald Trump's announcement, via Truth Social, that he wants the U.S. defense budget to be $1.5 trillion. This would represent a stunning 50% increase over the current ...

FBI searches reporter’s home as part of leak investigation

Local columns

WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI agents searched a Washington Post reporter's home Wednesday as part of a leak investigation into a Pentagon contractor accused of taking home classified information, the Justice Department said. Hannah Natanson, who has been covering President Donald Trump's ...

Almanac for Jan. 15, 2026

Local columns

Today is Thursday, Jan. 15, the 15th day of 2026. There are 350 days left in the year. Today in history: In 2009, US Airways Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger landed an Airbus A320 safely in New York's Hudson River after striking a flock of birds that disabled both engines shortly after ...

State seeks public input on proposed firewood quarantine

Editorial

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is inviting Michigan stakeholders to provide comments on a proposed firewood quarantine. The proposed quarantine would restrict the movement of firewood originating outside the state of Michigan to help prevent the introduction and ...

Scott Adams, creator of comic strip ‘Dilbert’, dies at 68

Editorial

Scott Adams, whose popular comic strip “Dilbert” captured the frustration of beleaguered, white-collar cubicle workers and satirized the ridiculousness of modern office culture until he was abruptly dropped from syndication in 2023 for racist remarks, has died. He was 68. His first ...