Opinion

State advises 187K students about Tuition Incentive Program

The Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement and Potential — MiLEAP — recently mailed more than 187,000 letters to Michigan students and their families notifying them of their eligibility for the Tuition Incentive Program, or TIP. TIP, a longstanding state scholarship program, provides tuition support for eligible Medicaid recipients pursuing skill certificates, associate degrees or bachelor’s degrees at participating Michigan colleges and universities. “Every Michigan student deserves a clear path to pursue higher education,” Dr. Beverly Walker-Griffea, ...

Editorial cartoon for March 18, 2026

Almanac for March 18, 2026

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. history. Also on this date: In 1922, Mohandas K. Gandhi was sentenced in India to six years' imprisonment for civil disobedience. (He was released after serving two years.) In 1937, in America's worst school disaster, nearly 300 people — most of them children — were killed in a natural gas ...

Supposedly easier way out of obesity may not be so easy

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 ...

Almanac for March 17, 2026

Today is Tuesday, March 17, the 76th day of 2026. There are 289 days left in the year. This is St. Patrick's Day. Today in history: In 1992, white South Africans voted 68.7% to 31.3% to end over 40 years of apartheid in a national referendum. (Voters of all races were allowed to vote two years later in the general election that resulted in Nelson Mandela becoming president.) Also on this date: In 1762, New York held its first St. Patrick's Day parade. In 1776, the Revolutionary War Siege of Boston ended as British forces evacuated the city. In 1950, scientists at the ...

Editorial cartoon for March 17, 2026