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Opinion

Almanac

Local columns

By The Associated Press Today in History Today is Thursday, Nov. 16, the 320th day of 2023. There are 45 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 16, 1907, Oklahoma became the 46th state of the union. On this date: In 1914, the newly created Federal Reserve ...

Lawmakers adjourn to serve partisan priority

Editorial

The Michigan Legislature adjourned Tuesday morning for the rest of the year — a purely political move by its partisan Democratic leaders and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. After ramming through the most progressive sludge of legislation in one session Michigan has ever seen, the representative body ...

Attitudes of gratitude and ingratitude

Local columns

WASHINGTON — We have again entered the season of gratitude. You remember gratitude, don’t you? It was what we expressed before we became entitled. Last Saturday was the observance of Veterans Day, during which many thanked those who served in the military and have protected our freedoms. ...

Almanac

Local columns

By The Associated Press Today in History Today is Wednesday, Nov. 15, the 319th day of 2023. There are 46 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 15, 1864, late in the U.S. Civil War, Union forces led by Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh (teh-KUM’-seh) Sherman began ...

Put safety first this hunting season

Editorial

With Michigan’s firearm deer season starting Wednesday, the DNR reminds everyone to put safety first. This brief video offers safety highlights. Lt. Tom Wanless, who heads the DNR’s recreational safety, education and enforcement section, said that although some tips seem like common ...